Riverside County Animal Services is offering free pets on March 31 during its Mega Match-a-Thon adoption event, it was recently announced.
Riverside County Animal Services is offering free pets on March 31 during its Mega Match-a-Thon adoption event.
The special, free-pets promotion marks a first for Riverside County Animal Services.
?We?ve never done anything like this, to this magnitude, so we?re all pretty excited to see how it goes,? Director Robert Miller said, in a? released statement. ?We would be more than happy to run out of pets on Saturday.?
Miller said the county is able to make this historic offer to its pet fans after the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) awarded Riverside County with a one-time grant. The $10,000 grant is helping to offset the adoption event, Miller said.
The Mega Match-a-Thon adoption event is running at the county?s two largest shelters: The Coachella Valley Animal Campus, located at 72-050 Pet Land Place in Thousand Palms and the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter located at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in? Jurupa Valley.
Adopters must be 18 years or older and provide a valid state-issued identification. Adopters do not have to live in Riverside County to qualify for an adoption. However, adopters in unincorporated county areas and residents of Riverside cannot adopt if they already have the four-dog limit.
The county shelters are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the event.
Three other animal organizations are participating in the Mega Match-a-Thon event to some varying degrees.
The Corona Animal Shelter (608 W. Harrington, Corona, 92880) is offering pets for $15. The Corona shelter is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Norco Animal Shelter (98 Sixth St., Norco, 92860) is offering dogs for a $28 adoption fee and cats for $17. The Norco shelter is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Also, Animal Samaritans is conducting its 12th Annual Walk for the Animals at Palm Desert Civic Park at 73-600 Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert. Organizers and volunteers are going to share information about the county Mega Match-a-Thon event with fellow animal advocates and pet enthusiasts.
To make the county events livelier, the Inland Empire Classic Mustang Club is running its Third Annual Park N Bark car show at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter. Vintage automobiles will be on display 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the participants? registration entry fee goes toward helping the shelter?s animals.
KOLA Radio (99.9 FM) is doing a live remote from the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Radio personalities will be encouraging listeners to come to the shelter and adopt their new lifelong pal for free.
Live music and food vendors will also give the shelter a vibrant feel.
At the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, live music and food vendors will also be giving the shelter some fun energy. Also, the shelter is hosting a Wiener Dog Fun Run. Any Dachshund owner is welcome to enter their dog for FREE. The races will begin at about 10 a.m. and run for approximately one hour, depending on the number of participants. Prizes will be awarded.
Wiener dog owners who pre-register their dogs will be guaranteed a spot in the races. Pre-register your wiener dog by sending Public Information Officer John Welsh an e-mail at jcwelsh@rivcocha.org. Provide the dog?s name, sex, age and where the dog calls home ? and why you think your dog will win.
All dogs must be walked on a leash prior to the races. Also, owners must have proof of current rabies vaccination to enter.
For the non-wiener dog crowd, a small-breeds-only race will happen after the wiener dogs event. Only a select amount of dogs will be allowed to run. This competition is also FREE ? but dog owners MUST pre-register their dog with John Welsh at jcwelsh@rivcocha.org.
Radio station 100.5 FM (?The MIX?) is broadcasting live from the shelter between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Radio personality Valerie Kattz will be encouraging pet fans to come down to adopt.
Finally, a super-fun, first-time-ever ?Inkers for Animals? pet-tattoo competition will happen from approximately noon to 1 p.m. at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus. Anyone with a pet tattoo is welcome to enter. Registration is FREE and participants can just show up. The only rule is that the featured pet tattoo be located in an area that can be viewed publicly by the celebrity judges. (In short, please no tattoos in non-family-friendly locations.) The tattoos will be judged for creativity, color, ornate design, etc. Prizes will be awarded the top scorers.
*Contributed by Riverside County Animal Services
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