Animals are looking to be adopted in time for the holidays at the Guelph Humane Society’s in-person adoption event this November.
The humane society has 170 animals in its care. There are 75 animals in foster care, 94 at the shelter and one at a satellite location.
The event is being held on Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26 at GHS’s location at 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd. On Friday the event times are 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
GHS recommends booking an appointment online but will also accept walk-ins.
“Well, I think adopting a pet is a very personal experience,” said Samantha Westphal, GHS animal adoption coordinator.
GHS tailors their questions in the adoption process so they can best match a pet with their potential home, said Westphal.
There are many small animals like rabbits in the humane society’s care. For a single rabbit the adoption fee is $49 and for a bonded pair it is $69.
An adult cat is $199, a senior cat (over eight-years-old) is $99 and a kitten is $275.
Westphal said there are a large number of cats with the condition called feline immunodeficiency virus, it isn’t curable but cats can still live a normal life.
“It's actually one of the largest numbers of F.I.T. positive cats I've seen in the shelter. And so they typically take a bit longer to find homes, but we're finding that it's taking extra time for them,” said Westphal.
For an adult dog the adoption fee is $375, and a senior dog is $299.
Dogs, cats and rabbits are all spayed or neutered before being adopted.
“The goal is to find as many homes for our animals as possible,” Westphal said.
“We do have, we do have a number of animals on our waitlist waiting to come in requiring our care. And so if we can get more animals adopted, then we're able to help more in our community that are waiting,” she said.
The event is exciting because it gives people an opportunity to see their animals since the shelter isn’t open for in-person adoptions on a regular basis, Westphal said.
