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Be a Valentine for shelter pets with “My Furry Valentine” adoption special

February 13, 2018 Click to view Be a Valentine for shelter pets with ?My Furry Valentine? adoption special

Be a Valentine and visit the shelter for a heartwarming adventure with lots of puppy licks and kitten kisses. The ‘My Furry Valentine’ adoption special includes dogs, cats, puppies and kittens at Huntsville Animal Services for only $14 February 14-28. This special adoption fee includes vaccinations, microchip, city license, and spay or neuter. Those who can’t adopt but are interested in supporting Huntsville Animal Services can do so through volunteering, fostering or [ more ]

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Mardi Paws Half-Price Pet Adoption Special

February 2, 2018 Click to view Mardi Paws Half-Price Pet Adoption Special

Let the good times roll this Mardi Gras by adopting a handsome pet at a 50 percent discount Feb. 5-13 at Huntsville Animal Services. No masquerade about it! Dogs, puppies, cats and kittens are available half price. Each adoption will include a rabies vaccination, microchip, spay or neuter surgery, and heartworm test. Restrictions may apply on some pets. Those who can’t adopt but are interested in supporting Huntsville Animal Services can do [ more ]

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Animal Shelter Celebrates the Year of the Dog with $10 Adoption Special

January 2, 2018 Click to view Animal Shelter Celebrates the Year of the Dog with $10 Adoption Special

Huntsville Animal Services is celebrating the Chinese zodiac Year of the Dog for the month of January by offering a special dog adoption rate of $10. The Chinese Horoscope predicts this year of the ‘Earth Dog’ is going to be a good one. You can help make that prophecy come true by taking part and adopting a shelter canine. If you were born in one of these years – 1934, 1946, [ more ]

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Huntsville shelter pets to go #SkatingInThePark to find forever homes

December 27, 2017 Click to view Huntsville shelter pets to go #SkatingInThePark to find forever homes

Huntsville Animal Services is teaming up with the Skating in the Park, a program of the Huntsville Museum of Art, to promote animal adoptions. On Saturday, December 30, from 10 a.m. until noon, Huntsville dogs looking for forever homes will be rinkside in Big Spring Park, watching skaters for their potential as future best friends. Since ice skates don’t safely fit pet paws, no dogs will be allowed on the ice, however, [ more ]

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Subaru Share the Love Fee-Waived Pet Adoption Event

December 20, 2017 Click to view Subaru Share the Love Fee-Waived Pet Adoption Event

Huntsville Animal Services is excited to be partnering with Landers McCarty Subaru dealership to host a fee-waived adoption event on Thursday and Friday, December 21 and 22. The event will be held at Huntsville Animal Services, thanks to a generous grant from the ASPCA/Subaru Fee-Waived Adoption Program. The grants help animal shelters across the country get pets adopted before the Christmas holiday. Our goal is to adopt 50 shelter pets into community homes by 5 p.m. Friday! Landers McCarty Subaru will be [ more ]

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Missing Something for Christmas? Fee-Waived Pet Adoption Event

December 17, 2017 Click to view Missing Something for Christmas? Fee-Waived Pet Adoption Event

Huntsville Animal Services has many adoptable dogs and cats that would love to be in a good home before the Christmas holiday. If a family is thinking of adding a pet as a holiday gift, it’s best to have the pet in the family home several days before Christmas morning festivities. Pets need time to adjust to a new environment. To help our animals transition into their new families, the Shelter’s dogs [ more ]

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Santa Paws Pet Toy Holiday Drive

December 7, 2017 Click to view Santa Paws Pet Toy Holiday Drive

Huntsville Animal Services is asking pet lovers to spread a little joy this holiday season by donating toys for the shelter dogs and cats. Toys help pets get adopted. People love to see a playful kitten or puppy leaping about with a toy, and a happy pet is more attractive to potential owners. Shelter dogs and puppies need the larger rope toys or hard and durable dog toys, and any type of [ more ]

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Joy to the World Pet Adoption

November 30, 2017 Click to view Joy to the World Pet Adoption

Huntsville Animal Services wants to help you celebrate the holidays in a BIG way! There are dozens of large lovable canines for every family in our community at the Animal Shelter. As a special incentive to help our BIG furry friends before the holiday, the adoption fee has been reduced to $10 for adult dogs 40 pounds or more from December 1 through December 16. Shots, spay and neuter, microchip and [ more ]

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Thanks-Fur a New Home Adoption Special

November 19, 2017 Click to view Thanks-Fur a New Home Adoption Special

Animal Services is offering a Thanksgiving pet adoption special this week – Thanks-Fur a New Home! Dogs, cats, puppies and kittens will be available to loving homes at no charge. Staff and volunteers want every pet to be in a happy home in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with their new families. Visit the shelter Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, November 20 – 22, and see the many pets that could be your perfect companion. The Thanks-Fur a New Home adoption package includes vaccinations, [ more ]

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Senior Pets are Special – November Free Adoption Package

November 5, 2017 Click to view Senior Pets are Special ? November Free Adoption Package

Age has its privileges. At Huntsville Animal Services, senior dogs and cats are often the last to be adopted even though they are the most gentle and settled of shelter pets needing a loving home. Older pets are typically housebroken, obedient, calm and quiet, and get along with other animals. These seniors make wonderful family pets and deserve to live out the rest of their lives in a warm and loving home. That’s why, through the month of November, senior pets five years or older may be [ more ]

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