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Shelters Hold Pet Free-for-All Jan. 24

Campaign aims to find 3,000 animals a home

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(Newser) – Pet shelters across the nation are urging Americans to get on the Obama bandwagon and adopt a pet; as an added incentive, they're dropping regular fee for the first 10 adoptions at each of 300 participating shelters Jan. 24, USA Today reports. Fees for the 3,000 pets will be picked up by Hill's Pet Nutrition, which organized the event.

Shelter workers note that dropping fees doesn't mean they're bypassing screening to make sure pets don't end up in the hands of people who won't or can't take care of them. The number of pets in shelters—usually about 8 million a year—is rising as animals are victims of home foreclosures and tight budgets.

Charlie the Pug waits for a snack, while sitting at a table during a dog food company's promotion that will benefit Boston-area animal shelters.
Charlie the Pug waits for a snack, while sitting at a table during a dog food company's promotion that will benefit Boston-area animal shelters.   (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
Lutzen Munoz, a volunteer at the Oklahoma City animal shelter, clips a dog at a hurricane evacuation center in Oklahoma City last year.
Lutzen Munoz, a volunteer at the Oklahoma City animal shelter, clips a dog at a hurricane evacuation center in Oklahoma City last year.   (AP Photo)
Sonja Urstom kisses a kitten displayed by a local animal shelter at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Sonja Urstom kisses a kitten displayed by a local animal shelter at Madison Square Garden in New York.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
More pets are ending up in shelters are the economy sours, but fewer people are willing to adopt.
More pets are ending up in shelters are the economy sours, but fewer people are willing to adopt.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Pets are the unlikely victims of home foreclosure. Animals left behind in vacant homes have put extra strain on local animal shelters.
Pets are the unlikely victims of home foreclosure. Animals left behind in vacant homes have put extra strain on local animal shelters.   (PRNewsFoto/American Humane Association)
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