Fourteen local animal shelters joined forces from February 11 to 17 to recognize Homeless Animal Awareness Week (HAAW).
Many of the shelters are offering adoption discounts or special events.
The participating shelters are Chesapeake Animal Services, the Chesapeake Humane Society, Gloucester-Matthews Humane Society, Heritage Humane Society, Isle of Wight County Animal Shelter, Norfolk Animal Care and Adoption Center, Norfolk SPCA, PETA, Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter, Peninsula SPCA, Portsmouth Humane Society, Suffolk Animal Care, Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center and the Virginia Beach SPCA.
During Homeless Animal Awareness Week, animal shelters are reminding their friends and animal lovers to spread the word that local shelters are full of wonderful pets waiting for their new family to walk through the door.
The shelters are spreading the word by using the following hashtags on social media: #HR4PETS, #HAAW, #homeslessanimalawarenessweek.
A report from the American Pet Products Association indicates that 20 percent of dogs and 31 percent of cats are adopted from an animal shelter or humane society.
Click here to learn more about HAAW.
