RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Between today and Monday, fee waivers are in effect at all Riverside County animal shelters, where visitors can find a wide variety of homeless pets to take home for the Holidays.
“When you adopt a pet, you are also helping us make space in our kennels for the next animals that continue to come in and need our help, because we always have to have space for them,” Department of Animal Services Deputy Director Jaclyn Schart said. “We want as many pets as possible to leave our shelters with a new family, and our staff looks forward to making these connections happen across our shelters.”
The nonprofit BISSELL Pet Foundation is sponsoring the county’s “Empty the Shelters — Holiday Hope” campaign until Dec. 15, during which all spay/neuter, vaccination and microchipping fees will be waived. Adopters will only need to pay state-mandated licensing fees for dogs, which for fixed canines generally run around $25 or less…