Here’s the best way to undertake our Pet of the Week.
Adopting a canine? Animal Care and Control shelter close to West Palm full
It’s an indication of those financial instances you might not have seen: People are surrendering their dogs to shelters due to the cost of caring for them.
FRANCHESKA GUERRERO, Special to The Palm Beach Post
This canine would not simply appear to be she’s smiling on a regular basis, she is! Expressive eyebrows and a protracted tongue make this week’s Pet of the Week a lover woman who is raring to discover a new household and share her pleasure for all times.
Welcome to The Palm Beach Post’s Pet of the Week, a sequence the place we function animals up for adoption in Palm Beach County in hopes of discovering them a home.
This week’s pet is Puddin. She arrived on the shelter simply earlier than Valentine’s Day and has now been with out a household for 54 days. Her distinctive black and tan markings make her a beautiful woman in search of a contented home.
Here’s what to learn about our pet of the week, together with what Animal Care and Control staffers say about Puddin’s persona:
Dog available for adoption: Puddin
- Age: 3 years old
- Weight: 51 lbs
- Sex: Female, spayed
- Animal ID: A2163520
About her: Puddin is a loyal companion, and is all the time able to bathe you with love and affection. She’s spayed and totally ready to affix your loved ones. Make room in your coronary heart for Puddin!
For extra data, you may take a look at Puddin’s online profile on the animal care website.
How to undertake a cat or canine in Palm Beach County
You can begin the adoption course of in person or on-line.
To begin in person, go to Animal Care and Control throughout regular business hours at 7100 Belvedere Road in suburban West Palm Beach to fill out an utility and meet the pets there.
To begin the method on-line:
- Use the pet’s animal ID quantity (listed above) to go looking them on Animal Control’s online database.
- Click on the “Ready to Adopt? Click Here” hyperlink to the fitting of the pet’s photograph.
- Fill out the two-page downloadable adoption application and e-mail it to Animal Control at [email protected].
- Once Animal Control has reviewed your utility, a workforce member will contact you to substantiate that you’ve got been accepted to undertake. Submittal of a web-based utility doesn’t guarantee the pet’s availability.
Adoption charges: This month, standard adoption fees are waived at Animal Care and Control. Adoption charges are often $60 for grownup dogs, $75 for puppies and $50 for cats and kittens. Palm Beach County residents who’re 55 years and older are supplied a reduced adoption price.
Note: All animals adopted from Animal Control will probably be spayed if feminine or neutered if male. They will probably be up-to-date on vaccinations, protected towards fleas and ticks and microchipped.
About fostering: If you aren’t prepared for a long-term dedication, you might wish to take into account providing foster care to a pet. This is a good way to get the texture for changing into a pet mum or dad, and it permits you and your new potential pet to get to know one another. You can discover extra details about fostering on Animal Control’s website.
Have you adopted one in all The Palm Beach Post’s pets of the week?
So far, 4 of our pets of the week have been adopted!
We’d like to trace our influence all year long, and doubtlessly function adoptive households in a “the place are they now”-style story. If you’ve got adopted a pet featured on this sequence, inform us about it right here: https://forms.gle/nN9w7cmCQRJmVcus6
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Katherine Kokal is a journalist overlaying training at The Palm Beach Post. She has a canine, Cooper, who’s 8 years old, and a kitten, Benny, who’s 9 months old. You can attain her at [email protected]. Help help our work: Subscribe today!
