Got blankets?: Nonprofit asks for blankets for shelter pets; will host holiday event Saturday

Animals at Antioch's shelter will be celebrated with a Home for the Holidays event on Saturday where Friends of Animal Services wlil be on hand for a reception with cookies and punch. Pets can be adopted through December without fees because the group will be paying for them. They are asking for blankets for the shelter animals. (Katrina Cameron/Archives)

Barbara Sobalvarro, Antioch Friends of Animal Services president and founder, will be on hand as the group celebrates its annual Home for the Holidays event in the lobby of Antioch Animal Services, 300 L St.

A reception will feature cookies and punch from 1 to 3 p.m. and visitors are asked to bring a warm blanket for the animal friends to help keep them warm in the shelter.

The local shelter is bursting at the seams “with amazing dogs and cats who would love nothing more than a family to call their own,” according to a group spokesman. To encourage adoption, thw Friends group is sponsoring all adoption fees through the end of December, which includes spay/neuter, microchip and shots.

Interested potential adopters can view available pets at 24petconnect.com and call the shelter directly at 925-779-6989 to make an appointment to meet the animal and adopt.

If you are unable to adopt, but would like to assist the animals, consider purchasing a donation from the Antioch Animal Services Amazon wish list at https://bit.ly/3uVEvW4.

 

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