The kennel is currently full after receiving 33 cats and 23 dogs in the last six days from the APL’s humane investigators team. That means the facility can’t take in any more animals (outside of humane investigator cases) unless more are adopted. Adoption costs have been dropped to $40 for adult dogs (age 1 or older), adult cats for $5 and a second adult cat for $20. (Usually it’s $95 for an adult dog and $45 for an adult cat.) No healthy dogs or cats are going to get put down, but there are pups and kitties out there that need a home and the APL has space that needs to be cleared for new intakes.
All animals adopted from the APL have been spayed or neutered, tested for heartworm or FeLV/FIV, have received vaccinations and treatment for worms and fleas. You get a free initial veterinary exam, a collar, personalized ID tag, and are eligible for 30-45 days of free ShelterCare pet health insurance. Cats and kittens come with a travel box, and dogs and puppies go home with a leash.
Wanna take home a new pet? Check out the animals listed on ClevelandAPL.org or call them at 216-771-4616.
This article appears in May 25-31, 2016.
Unfortunately, there are far more kitties available than there are good (and forever) homes for them. Especially for young cats and older felines. Everybody wants a kitten, it seems. So that is why the shelters charge more to adopt them.
But have you ever thought of adopting an older kitty…or even a “bonded pair” whose owner has either passed away or can no longer take care of them? The APL)has a number of them. Sometimes one, sometimes two. Males, females, and mixed pairs.
Last May, when the APL did what they are doing right now, we adopted a bonded pair–a senior male orange tabby and a middle-aged all-black female, They’re wonderful!
There are probably other shelters with either pairs of older cats, or single older cats. Lakewood and Berea come to mind. But APL always seems to have a whole bunch of them. Some really, really nice animals.
Just do it! Go adopt an older kitty! Or even two!
Chuckles the Clown