CASTAIC PET SHELTER TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTS.Byline: Daily News Discount pet adoptions will begin Saturday - Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. - at the 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. as part of a countywide effort to place dogs and cats with new owners. More than $50,000 raised by the nonprofit Mercy Crusade and the Los Angeles Animal Care Foundation will finance spaying spaying: see castration. and neutering neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. of dogs and cats, allowing county shelters to cut pet adoption costs by half - to about $30. ``We want to place more dogs and cats into homes, and we want to make adopting a pet more affordable,'' said Frank Andrews, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control. The department's Blue Ribbon pet placement campaign will operate every Saturday. Animals made available through the program will be identified by blue or silver bows on their tags. Pets up for adoption will have been inoculated against rabies rabies (rā`bēz, ră`–) or hydrophobia (hī'drəfō`bēə), acute viral infection of the central nervous system in dogs, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, and other animals, and in and received initial health care shots. New owners will be entitled to a seven-day exchange and their new pets will receive free examinations from participating veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
The only additional cost is for licensing, generally $10 to $15 a year for altered pets; $5 to $7.50 for senior citizens' dogs and cats. Under the department's related Silver Ribbon campaign, senior citizens who adopt pets will save more money. Adoption fees will be waived for those 60 and older who adopt older dogs and cats from the county's six shelters, including Castaic. For information, call the local shelter at (805) 257-3191. |
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