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| - Over the last year, the number of occupants in our house decreased from five to three. Which was a change for my daughter leaving her wanting to fill the void with a pet. After having the "take responsibility for your pet talk," the next step was to head over to the Henderson Animal Care and Control Center, who finds homes for 100-200 animals per month, to see what was available in person. But you can always check online on PetHarbor to see who is there. Be also on the lookout for adoption weekends when the shelter works with Petsmart to find new homes for our friends.
Our original plan was to get a dog, but with over half of the dogs being pits around a year old, and with my wife being deathly scared of dogs, the unpredictability factor was too high so we headed over to the other side of the building to look at the cats in their indoor, air conditioned kennels. Before we even got to look at any of the kittens, my daughter found her match in a one year old. The employee was helpful, giving us a little background and my daughter was allowed to visit with Bruno for about 15 minutes in a separate room.
After exactly three days of letting things marinate, we returned and came back home with a new adopted pet. The process was pretty easy with only having to fill out an adoption form, a form for chip registration, and paying the $80 adoption fee. To avoid a $5 charge to use one of their boxes to transfer your pet, make sure you bring your own carrier. Your new family member, for that very cheap $80 adoption fee, will come with the aforementioned registered chip, routine vaccinations, spay or neuter surgery if not already done, and Henderson registration. The adoption fee for dogs is $90. The center has turtles and rabbits for adoption also.
This was the actually the third time I've had interaction with animal control and found them to be thorough and reliable in the previous two situations. The first incident was when my wife was bitten by a neighbor's dog during a walk through the neighborhood. The second was at my work when I had to report some jackass who left his dog in the car while he went to an appointment and the temperature was 95° outside. With both incidents, officers arrived in timely manners and they followed through with everything ensuring all involved parties were accounted for and safe. In the animal control center, the employees up front were less cordial and helpful than the employees in the back with the animals. In the back, they all seemed to know the story of each animal and were able to answer any questions we had about them.
It turns out when they went to neuter Bruno before we adopted, they discovered that he was a she, but they still kept the name Bruno. My daughter renamed her Fiona, but we still kept the male name as her middle name. So she has a wacked out name now, but it kind of fits her personality. We've had her for three whole days and she has brought nothing but joy to us and she'll get more love than ever compared to sitting in a kennel by herself. Maybe Henderson Animal Care and Control can help you find someone to adopt also.
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