Arlington Animal Services Center Achieves 101 Adoptions During Clear the Shelters Initiative
One hundred and one adoptions provided empty kennels and happy smiles during the annual Clear the Shelters event Saturday at the Arlington Animal Services Center.
More than 700 shelters from across the country, including about 70 in the Metroplex, participated in the national Clear the Shelters initiative and waived adoption'fees to help match animals with caring families.
Eda Cofield, a Venus resident, and her teen daughter, Aliyah, came into the shelter around 11 a.m. to find a new'feline friend'after their previous cat, Saber, disappeared.
It did not take long until the mother and daughter found the cat they would adopt.
'I felt in my heart that it was perfect,'Aliyah said.
For no fees at all, residents were able to take home a dog or cat was'spayed or neutered, microchipped, had received rabies vaccinations and core vaccines, 30 days worth of pet health insurance and a city license, said Dianne Tawater, Field Operations Administrator for the Arlington Animal Services Center.
Regina Sobieski, Arlington Animal Services Center Advisory Board member, gave guests tours of the shelter and allowed them to meet and interact with some of the animals. Her aim was to connect the right pet with the right home, and she found success during the day.
'I had the first adoption of the day,'Sobieski said. 'That made me so happy.'
Other aspects of the event at the Arlington Animal Services Center included the presence of the Arlington Fire Department, hand-made gifts from Golden PAWS volunteers and low-cost pet vaccinations and microchips from the Texas Coalition for Animal Protection.
Tawater said about 40 to 50 volunteers between the ages of 10 and about 70 helped with the event and made the Clear the Shelters initiative possible'in Arlington. The event was also held'with support from NBC owned television stations and Telemundo.
For those who missed the event Saturday, Tawater said there are still opportunities throughout the year to adopt a pet at a discounted price.
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