ANIMAL GROUP IS PICKING UP SPAY/NEUTER FEES.Byline: Angela M. Lemire Staff Writer The Animal Care Foundation had no trouble deciding that it wanted to give the gift of life to more than 60 homeless dogs and cats at Castaic Animal Shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. for Christmas this year. But volunteers knew they would be challenged to find good families willing to do the same, officials said. To entice would-be gift givers and pet owners, the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. animal rescue organization this week is offering to pay mandatory spay spay v. To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal. spay, spey to remove the ovaries. See also ovariohysterectomy. spay hook see spay hook. and neuter neu·ter adj. 1. Having undeveloped or imperfectly developed sexual organs. 2. Sexually undeveloped. n. A castrated animal. v. To castrate or spay. neuter 1. fees for all dogs and cats adopted from the Castaic Animal Shelter until Wednesday at 7 p.m., said Animal Control Officer Lt. Terry Eversull. The shelter, located at 31044 N. Charlie Canyon Road in Castaic, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The limited-time offer began Saturday to coincide with the holiday season, a popular time for people to give pets to loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl , Eversull said. Remaining fixed costs fixed costs, n.pl the costs that do not change to meet fluctuations in enrollment or in use of services (e.g., salaries, rent, business license fees, and depreciation). to adopt dogs would total $51.89, which includes vaccinations and licensing. For cats, remaining fees would total $29.06. ``This could reduce fees by as much as $40 in some cases,'' Eversull said. ``We're hoping the program is successful and we place a lot of pets in good homes this year.'' The Animal Care Foundation has helped place numerous homeless pets around the holidays by sponsoring spay and neuter assistance programs, he said. A challenge will be encouraging people to adopt adult cats and dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. , Eversull said, noting that people often look to adopt puppies and kittens. Most animals at the Castaic Animal Shelter are adults, he said. ``Many families want to raise it just like they would any member of the family and train it themselves, from when they're very young. But there's other benefits from adopting adult dogs,'' Eversull said. ``For one thing, you usually don't have to worry about house-training them.'' Eversull encouraged both gift givers and recipients to make informed and carefully considered decisions before adopting dogs or cats, because keeping pets requires much time, care and responsibility. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) Keith Ortiz of Valencia contemplates adding a 3-month-old Akita puppy to his family during a visit Monday to the Castaic Animal Shelter. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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