LAKEPORT, Calif. – It’s a special week at Lake County Animal Care and Control, where the inaugural big adoption event is taking place.
Through Friday, May 11, the county is waiving the $20 adoption fee for cats and $30 adoption fee for dogs, which is reducing costs in order to help get animals homes.
There’s a full house of dogs, big and little, ready to leave the shelter behind and join a new home.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets hoping you'll choose them.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (additional dogs on the animal control Web site not listed are still “on hold”).
Female Australian Shepherd
This female Australian Shepherd mix is 1 year old.
She has a short red and tan coat, and bright, beautiful green eyes.
She weighs 65 pounds and has been spayed.
Shelter staff said she is quiet and mellow. She is good with other dogs and would be good with kids.
Find her in kennel No. 19, ID No. 32589.
Labrador Retriever-Great Dane
This male Labrador Retriever-Great Dane mix is 4 months old.
He weighs 41 pounds, has a short black and white coat, and has been neutered.
He is in kennel No. 33, ID No. 32600.
Female Labrador Retriever
This female Labrador Retriever is 1 year old.
She weighs 44 pounds, has a short black coat and has been spayed.
She is in kennel No. 26, ID No. 32639.
Siberian Husky mix
This male Siberian Husky mix is 4 years old.
He has one blue eye and one brown eye, has a long black and white coat, and has been neutered.
Find him in kennel No. 16, ID No. 32531.
Alaskan Malamute mix
This male Alaskan Malamute mix is 4 years old.
He has a long black and white coat and is not yet neutered.
Shelter staff describes him as a great family dog, good with kids and “a big teddy bear.”
Find the big guy in kennel No. 17, ID No. 32532.
‘Beau’
Beau is a 5-month-old male Chihuahua mix.
He weighs 6 pounds, has a short, tri-colored coat and is neutered.
Beau is in kennel No. 23, ID No. 32335.
Male Jack Russell mix
This male Jack Russell terrier mix is 6 years old.
He has tricolor markings and a short coat, weighs 19 pounds and has not yet been neutered.
He is in kennel No. 24, ID No. 32483.
Female Jack Russell mix
This female Jack Russell terrier mix is 3 years old.
She has a short tan and white coat, weighs nearly 26 pounds and has not yet been spayed.
Find her in kennel No. 22, ID No. 32482.
Male Pomeranian mix
This little male Pomeranian mix is 1 year old.
He has a long black and tan coat, weighs 12 pounds and has been neutered. Staff said he is mellow and a nonbarker.
Find him in kennel No. 25, ID No. 32508.
Adoptable dogs also can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dogs_and_Puppies.htm or at www.petfinder.com .
Please note: Dogs listed at the shelter's Web page that are said to be “on hold” are not yet cleared for adoption.
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.