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East Bay SPCA to waive adoption fees for dogs, puppies to ease shelter population

The East Bay SCPA is offering free adoptions for dogs and puppies over 6 months old for four days beginning on Thursday, the organization said.   In order to reduce the shelters’ population of adoptable dogs, fees will be waived from Thursday through Sunday.   The shelters saw a 99% increase in animal intakes from 2024 to […] The post East Bay SPCA to waive adoption fees for dogs, puppies to ease shelter population appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, East Bay SPCA to waive adoption fees for dogs, puppies to ease shelter population, The East Bay SCPA is offering free adoptions for dogs and puppies over 6 months old for four days beginning on Thursday, the organization said.   In order to reduce the shelters’ population of adoptable dogs, fees will be waived from Thursday through Sunday.   The shelters saw a 99% increase in animal intakes from 2024 to […] The post East Bay SPCA to waive adoption fees for dogs, puppies to ease shelter population appeared first on Local News Matters .

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