LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The inaugural animal adoption event held in May led to another record-breaking month for adoptions.
Lake County Animal Care and Control received approval from the Board of Supervisors earlier this year to hold four adoption events annually as part of the effort to find more homes for shelter animals and reduce the county's high euthanasia rate.
The first weeklong event was held May 9-15 at the shelter.
During May, the shelter saw 42 animals adopted, a new record, according to Animal Care and Control Director Bill Davidson.
Over the last several months the shelter seen an increase in its adoptions. Davidson reported 35 animals were adopted in March, which at that point was a three-year high. That number was quickly surpassed in April, when 39 other animals found homes.
In March the shelter opened its new veterinary facility, which allows it to have animals spayed or neutered and ready to be released to homes in a quicker, more seamless fashion than in the past.
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport.
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.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
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