Today’s no-fee adoption drive
The IACS Lucky Tails adoption event ran March 14 offering no-fee adoptions of cats and dogs in Indianapolis — a one-day push that’s waiving fees to move animals into homes fast IACS Lucky Tails no-fee adoption event March 14. Shelters nationwide are running similar featured-pet campaigns this weekend, so check local calendars if you’re considering adding a dog to the family Pets of the week features.
The event runs noon–7 p.m. at the IACS shelter, 2600 S. Harding St., and the shelter says every adopted animal will go home microchipped, spayed or neutered, up‑to‑date on vaccinations and with a starter goody bag wthr.com. IACS reported 59 animals were placed during its February Valentine’s Day adoption push and the shelter says it aims to meet or exceed that total at this St. Patrick’s Day–themed effort; Director Amanda Dehoney‑Hinkle is quoted urging more matches between animals and adopters. wthr.com IACS has scheduled four additional weekend pop‑up adoption dates after the event: March 21 at PetSmart (9749 E. Washington St.), March 28 at PetSmart (7801 U.S. 31 South), April 11 at Puppy Playground (7224 Rockville Rd.) and April 18 at City Dogs Grocery (1028 Virginia Ave.) wthr.com. Organizers framed Lucky Tails as part of a push to empty kennels before relocating—the IACS event listing explicitly asks the community to “help us move into our new shelter” by adopting ahead of the move. petfriendlyservices.org
