Americans may have celebrated their independence a few weeks ago, but over 300 animals at a local shelter are still longing for their freedom.
The Pinal County Animal Care and Control is offering its “Celebrate Freedom” pricing for cats and dogs until the end of July, according to a Pinal County press release last week.
The reduced pricing is an effort by the county facility “to keep on track to be a no-kill shelter” as the number of homeless animals housed there swells to capacity.
“We do our best to keep dogs here as long as they can and sometimes that may not be the best for them since it can cause kennel craze and they are at risk of getting sick from the constant flow of new animals,” said shelter Acting Director Marybeth McCormack in the release.
Dogs known as “long timers” who have lived at the shelter for more than 90 days, come free of charge.
The most recent numbers provided by the release show the shelter is housing 57 cats and 261 dogs at 1150 S. Eleven Mile Corner Road in Casa Grande.
After adoption, all unaltered pets will be neutered or spayed, according to the press release.
Dog Pricing Unaltered Dogs (6-months-old and over): $50
Altered Dogs: $25
Long timers: Free
Puppies (under 6-months-old): $140
Cat Pricing
Unaltered cats and kittens: $25
Altered adult cats: $10
For more information please call the shelter at (520) 509-3555 or 3-1-1 if you are in the county.
