Reduced adoption fees available at DC, NoVA Area Animal Rescue

FAIRFAX STATION, VA – Waiting for the perfect opportunity to adopt a pet? So don’t wait any longer, as Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, the largest nonprofit animal rescue serving the Washington, DC area, is hosting Primo Day, offering discounted adoption fees for those looking to bring back to the house an animal in need.

“Our adoption center and foster homes are full as often happens in the summer, but it’s worse this year after the pandemic now that more people are back on the roads and airways to travel again.” Homeward Trail executive director Sue Bell said in a statement. “This means that animals residing in shelters across the state of Virginia and beyond are unlikely to be saved until we can place more animals in foster homes and beyond. adoption. We hate to see animals die for no other reason than lack of space in shelters. By offering these discounts, we hope it will motivate the public and show that NOW is the time to adopt. “

From Saturday until Tuesday, Homeward Trails will offer Primo Day discounts on its adoption fee from 40 percent off to free. Register to meet cats here and the dogs here.

With the help of a 24 hour online fundraising campaign, Homeward Trails also hopes to raise $ 6,000 to support its medical fund. This will help the rescue continue to provide preventive and emergency medical care to thousands of animals each year in rural Virginia.

“We hope that as people spend money to buy retail items that they may or may not need, they will consider the animals that are in desperate need of their support,” Bell said. . “So many animals have saved us humans over the past 18 months and we ask the public to pay them back a bit at this Primo Day event.”