In an effort to help more dogs find their forever homes, the Lewis County Animal Shelter is holding a special dog adoption event — with extended hours and reduced adoption fees — the week of June 10.
The shelter’s hours for Saturday, June 10, and Tuesday through Saturday, June 13-17, will be 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the fees for adopting adult dogs those days will be $100, a 50% reduction from the usual fee. The shelter will be closed Sunday, June 11 and Monday, June 12.
The goal of this one-time, emergency, reduced-fee adoption event is to encourage the public to adopt dogs that have been living at the shelter for an extended period of time, Lewis County stated in a news release.
As of Thursday, adoptable dogs included a husky named Ana, a mastiff mix named Ace, a Beauceron mix named Stitch and several others.
A majority of the dogs in the shelter range in age from 3 to 5 years old.
“It is well known that from Memorial Day to the end of June is the busiest time of year for people to move, as schools are getting out for summer break,” Lewis County Animal Shelter Manager Joseph Henderson stated. “We are receiving calls daily from Lewis County residents who are moving and cannot take their dogs with them.”
The animal shelter is operating at or near capacity and would like to open up space for people who need to surrender their dogs, Lewis County stated in a news release.
The shelter is located at 560 Centralia Alpha Road in Chehalis.
To see the dogs available for adoption, visit https://tinyurl.com/57ttp9br.
To contact the Lewis County Animal Shelter, email animal.shelter@lewiscountywa.gov or call 360-740-1290.
