RICHMOND, Va. — Dozens of dogs and cats from rural Virginia shelters were brought to the Richmond Animal League in Chesterfield for the organization’s second annual Rescue Round Up event on Friday, hoping to find their forever homes.
The adoption event brought together animals from nearly a dozen counties across central Virginia, including Dinwiddie, King William, Nottoway, and Sussex counties. The pets made the hour-long journey to participate in an event that could significantly improve their chances of adoption.
“It’s a huge win for our animal control partners that often don’t get that much traffic at their shelters. These are smaller shelters. Some of them are rural shelters, and so a good week or a good month might be one or two adoptions,” said Larry Eason, executive director of Richmond Animal League…