Anonymous
Source: Santa Barbara County Humane Society
It’s the goal of every animal shelter to have a day when all homeless animals have been adopted. Santa Barbara Humane Society is hoping to achieve this goal during the national Clear The Shelters event. From 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, August 17, 2019 and 11 AM to 4 PM on Sunday, August 18, 2019 Santa Barbara Humane Society will be waiving cat and dog adoption fees for all qualified adopters. Cats and dogs of all sizes will be available for adoption during the event.
“We truly hope that every single one of the animals in our shelter finds a loving forever home,” says Santa Barbara Humane Society Executive Director Kerri Burns. “ For every animal that is adopted at an event like this, we can bring in another animal in need of shelter and a loving home.”
More than 1,200 shelters throughout the United States are participating in Clear the Shelters, an initiative by NBC and Telemundo to help shelter animals find their forever homes. Locally, other Santa Barbara area shelters including Santa Maria Valley Humane Society, ASAP, DAWG, Santa Barbara County Animal Services (3 locations), Santa
Ynez Valley Humane Society will be participating in the promotion. Since 2015, more than 250,000 pets have been adopted through this annual event. Adoption prices are normally $125 for kittens, $100 for adult cats, and $65 for senior cats. Puppies under 6 months old are usually $ 175 to adopt, while adult dogs are $125, and senior dogs are $75. All adoption animals are spayed or neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations, and microchipped. Donations are appreciated since the Santa Barbara Humane Society is an independent, local non-profit organization, which is not affiliated
with any national organizations.
About Santa Barbara Humane Society
The Santa Barbara Humane Society is dedicated to the welfare of animals and strives to provide a safe haven for homeless dogs and cats while we actively seek forever homes for them. The Society serves the community with a shelter, animal adoption services, a spay/neuter and vaccination clinic, humane education center, boarding kennels, and and emergency response services. Visit sbhumanesociety.org, see Facebook and Instagram, call (805) 964-4777, or visit us at 5399 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara.
Did I miss the details about being qualified ???
Probably one of the qualifications is having a fenced in yard.
Logically that would depend on the age, condition and kind of dog or cat. If you are in the market for adopting a pet, they will make that clear if you call.
What would be the purpose of waiving adoption fees? Shouldn’t pet owners have the financial means to pay for food, vet bills, a suitable space, etc? Adoption fees don’t even come close to the regular expenses involved in pet ownership.