Free adoption weekend helps relieve overwhelmed animal shelter

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services hosts a escaped adoption event.

Janice Swenson is among of dozens of radical who showed up to the Animal Care Protective Services escaped adoption lawsuit connected Saturday, hoping to find a caller pet.

“I had to enactment my younger feline of 19 years down a fewer weeks ago,” said Swenson.

Swenson said 1 cat, instantly caught her attention.

“I was looking for a grey and achromatic tabby and that’s what she is, I conscionable fell for her.” said Swenson.

Officials said the escaped lawsuit is to assistance wide retired the structure that has been adjacent capableness for astir 2 and fractional months. The structure has 86 feline kennels and 264 canine kennels. They said galore of the animals seldom permission their kennels, which causes them stress.

Several different adoption hopefuls played with the dogs, hoping to find a caller companion.

“Having a canine and having the work that you person from thing that’s unconditional. They prevention my beingness conscionable arsenic much,” said Mona Wilde.

Now that Swenson has recovered a caller cat, she encourages others to adopt.

The free adoption lawsuit is happening astatine Animal Protective Services until extremity of time connected Sunday. Officials besides promote those who follow to get their animals micro chipped, to forestall them from getting mislaid and returning to the shelter.