Bring a Pet Home for the Holidays

By: Steve Fries

Community Writer

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In 2015, the shelter found homes for 1,357 dogs and 1,268 cats. Adoptions so far in 2016 are 563 dogs and 589 cats.

MORENO VALLEY>> Local families can make the season special by adopting a pet from the Moreno Valley Animal Shelter. The annual "Home for the Holidays" Pet Adoption promotion will offer discounted adoption rates from Tuesday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov. 19. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dogs and puppies will be available for $50, while cats and kittens will be available for $15 during the event. Adoption fees include spay or neuter surgery, the first complete round of vaccinations and a HomeAgain microchip. Adoption gift certificates are also available at the Moreno Valley Animal Shelter, located at 14041 Elsworth Street. For more information about these pet adoption promotions, contact the Moreno Valley Animal Shelter at 951.413.3790 or visit the city's web site at www.moval.org and click on "Animal Shelter".