The adoption occasion runs from Friday, September 16, by means of Sunday, September 18, in any respect Manatee County Animal Welfare (MCAW) areas. The Palmetto Adoption Center (positioned at 305 twenty fifth Street West in Palmetto) and Bishop Animal Shelter (at 5718 twenty first Ave. W in Bradenton) are open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Cat Town Adoption Center (positioned at 216 sixth Ave. E in Bradenton) will likely be open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday however will likely be closed on Sunday.
Adoption charges for all pets are waived. Adopters will obtain a complimentary reward bag for his or her new pet (whereas provides final), plus an entry to win a particular prize basket, courtesy of the Friends of Manatee County Animal Welfare. Adoptions embody spay/neuter, microchip and rabies certificates (a price of over $300). Manatee County residents are required to license their new pet for an extra $20.
“This National Adoption Weekend is an opportunity to bring home a forever friend,” mentioned Manatee County Animal Welfare Division Chief Sarah Brown.
Recent knowledge launched by Best Friends confirmed that U.S. shelters have been seeing a rise in animal intakes and a lower in pet adoptions from shelters. This has steadily changed into a disaster within the animal welfare neighborhood, the place many shelters are over capability.
“There is a rising shelter disaster throughout the nation, and the animal welfare neighborhood gained’t simply sit by and let harmless pets die,” mentioned Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society. “In reality, it’s fairly the alternative. We are becoming a member of forces with our huge community of shelters and rescues throughout the nation to host our third National Adoption Weekend since May to incentivize individuals to get out and undertake.
”That’s why Manatee County Animal Welfare is partnering with this effort, mentioned Chief Brown.
“Currently, our shelters are caring for over 330 pets, plus 175 pets in temporary foster homes. While we are hoping for many adoptions this weekend, we realize not everybody is ready to commit to adoption, so they can foster and still make a big difference in helping our pets. The foster process is quick and easy, and we provide all the supplies that are needed.”
About Manatee County Animal Welfare
MCAW is Manatee County’s solely open-admission shelter facility, taking in a mean of 9 animals per day in 2021. MCAW continues to function the Pet Pantry Program providing free meals and provides to pet house owners going through monetary and housing hardships. For the 2020-21 fiscal yr, MCAW had a 94% save price.
About the Best Friends Network
The Best Friends Network is comprised of 1000’s of private and non-private shelters, rescue teams, spay/neuter organizations and different animal welfare organizations in all 50 states. They are a coalition dedicated to saving the lives of homeless cats and dogs by means of collaboration, information-sharing and implementation of confirmed lifesaving methods. Their companions help one another and encourage their very own communities to extend lifesaving of dogs and cats throughout the nation.
