Los Angeles, August 5 2022 – LA Animal Services and North Shore Animal League America in partnership with Baby Doge are ready to PAW-TY and celebrate DOGust 1st®, the universal birthday for all rescue dogs. To encourage animal lovers to open their hearts and homes to four-legged friends available for adoption, LA Animal Services will be offering discounted adoption fees during our Dogust adoption event happening on Saturday, August 6 through Sunday, August 7. Adoption fees for dogs will be $51 (not including $20 license) and $75 for puppies. The adoption fees for cats and kittens will be waived thanks to a generous grant from the ASPCA. 

Dogs and cats adopted from LA Animal Services join their new families already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, licensed, and microchipped, and adopters receive a VCA Healthy Start Certificate, which provides up to $250 of follow up veterinary care within the first 14 days of adoption. In addition, canine companions adopted from LA Animal Services are also eligible for free dog training classes at the Paws for Life K9 Rescue People & Pet Innovation Center in Mission Hills, CA. Contact Info@pawsforlifek9.org for more details.

You can view the wonderful dogs, cats, rabbits, and pocket pets who are ready to meet you and who are available for adoption in our Centers by going to laanimalservices.com/adopt.

Can’t Adopt or Foster - You Can Still Help 

• Adopt a pet from one of our Centers and create life saving space for an animal in need.
• Foster a pet and give a canine companion or feline friend a break from kennel life.
• Shelter-at-Home (provide temporary shelter for lost pets in your neighborhood while posting flyers or posting the pet’s info on social media, e.g. Nextdoor, LA Animal Services Lost and Found Facebook page, Pawboost.
• Home-to-Home (a resource to help pet owners find a new home for their furry friend without taking them to a shelter).
• Donate and make a difference to help pets in LA.
• Share posts of pets available for adoption on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Nextdoor.

Center Operating Hours

Our six LA Animal Services locations are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8am to 5pm, and Saturdays and Sundays, from 11am to 5pm. Appointments are required on Wednesdays and Fridays, for pet adoptions, fostering, and owner surrenders, with our Centers closed on Mondays. Sick or injured animals will be admitted without an appointment. Appointments may be scheduled by going online or by calling 1-888-452-7381.

To follow COVID-19 safety protocols, social distancing will be observed and face coverings will be required when in our Centers.

Per City Ordinance 187219, you will need to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of entry into the shelter. You can request a digital COVID-19 Vaccination Record if you were vaccinated in California (unless you were vaccinated at a federal facility) by visiting MyVaccineRecord.cdph.ca.gov. For any questions regarding vaccination records, visit the LA County Vaccine Records website.

For more information about LA Animal Services, visit: laanimalservices.com.

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About LA ANIMAL SERVICES

LA Animal Services promotes and protects the health, safety, and welfare of animals and the people who love them, and is one of the largest municipal shelter systems in the United States. With six Centers across the City, LA Animal Services serves approximately 60,000 animals annually and responds to 20,000 emergency calls involving animals or people in danger. LA Animal Services is part of the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) international coalition, joining 38 municipal shelters and animal welfare organizations across the country to reimagine and transform the way shelters care for animals and their families, by offering access to resources to help keep families together; getting lost pets home quickly without having to enter the shelter system; providing food and medical assistance; and continuing to build on a strong adoption and foster program so pets find their permanent homes or are placed in foster care. Visit our link.tree for helpful links to the services and resources available to you and your companion animals. Connect with LA Animal Services and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

About NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA

Animal League America has saved more than 1.1 million lives. As the world’s largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we understand that a rescue isn’t complete until each animal is placed into a loving home. Our innovative programs provide education to reduce animal cruelty and advance standards in animal welfare. We reach across the country to rescue animals from overcrowded shelters, unwanted litters, puppy mills, natural disasters and other emergencies and find them permanent, loving homes. www.animalleague.org

About BABY DOGE

Baby Doge ($BabyDoge) is a mission founded cryptocurrency token with the goal of supporting dog welfare and rescue operations worldwide. Our company has donated over $600,000USD with much more to come & we’ve partnered with some of the largest animal welfare organizations in the United States. Our community includes over 800,000 followers across social media platforms & over 1,000.000 holders of our crypto currency token. We’re working hard to empower animal shelters & rescue organizations to rethink their current model & encourage adoption of cryptocurrency as a way to help fund operations & generate new streams of revenue/support. Co-branded merchandise, NFT’s (digital art) & content can help Baby Doge & its partners usher in a new era of possibilities to help save dogs and provide opportunities for a healthy life and a happy family. For more information, please visit https://babydoge.com