{"id":24507,"date":"2013-06-26T20:29:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T00:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=24507"},"modified":"2013-06-26T20:29:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T00:29:55","slug":"adopt-a-freedom-friend-lee-county-offers-deep-discounts-on-pet-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/06\/adopt-a-freedom-friend-lee-county-offers-deep-discounts-on-pet-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopt a Freedom Friend: <br> Lee County Offers Deep Discounts on Pet Adoption!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24508\" title=\"freedom friend\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/freedom-friend-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/freedom-friend-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/freedom-friend.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>July fireworks have officially begun with a pet population explosion in Lee County.\u00a0 As we celebrate our country\u2019s freedom, Lee County Domestic Animal Services hopes to give homeless pets a chance for a new life too!\u00a0 Throughout the entire month of July adult dogs and cats may be adopted for $10, puppies and small breed dogs are only $45, and kittens just $25.\u00a0 Cats and kittens are also two for the price of one!<\/p>\n<p>The increase in pets entering the shelter coincides with the start of kitten season which began in May.\u00a0 An average of\u00a0523 cats per month enters the shelter during kitten season compared to a monthly average of only 286 during the rest of the year, an 83% increase.\u00a0The shelter is also at capacity for dogs and the problem is compounded by a drop in adoptions during summer months.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cWe are utilizing every foster home we have available to give these pets a chance,\u201d says Donna Ward, LCDAS Director.\u00a0 \u201cThe other shelters and rescues that we partner with to help alleviate overcrowding at our shelter are also at capacity so we are nearing crisis mode,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Although fees will be reduced, the adoption package valued at $500 still includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spay\/neuter surgery<\/li>\n<li>Age-appropriate vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Rabies vaccination and county license for pets over 3 months<\/li>\n<li>10-day pet health guarantee<\/li>\n<li>Microchip ID<\/li>\n<li>Feline Leukemia and Aids test for cats<\/li>\n<li>Heartworm test for dogs over 6 months<\/li>\n<li>Flea treatment<\/li>\n<li>De-worming<\/li>\n<li>Training DVD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photos and information about lost pets or pets for adoption are available on the agency\u2019s website at\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leelostpets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.leelostpets.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Pet info on the website updates hourly.\u00a0 Adoption applications may be completed online.\u00a0 Anyone interested in fostering pets may also obtain an application online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July fireworks have officially begun with a pet population explosion in Lee County.\u00a0 As we celebrate our country\u2019s freedom, Lee County Domestic Animal Services hopes to give homeless pets a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}