Photos: Adopt a friend
Can you give one of these animals a home for the holidays?
Adopt a friend
• Age: 8 months.
• Qualities: Sweet female, loves attention, talkative.
• Fee: $40.
• Contact: The Hermitage Cat Shelter, 5278 E. 21st St., 571-7839 or www.hermitagecats.org
Adopt a friend
• Age: 2 years.
• Qualities: This small, light brindle male loves to cuddle and would like a canine buddy.
• Needs: Cats unknown, small dogs OK.
• Fee: Home for the Holidays Campaign.
• Contact: Arizona Greyhound Rescue.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 3 1/2 months.
• Qualities: Funny and curious kitten always looking for something to do.
• Fee: $74.
• Contact: Casa de los Gatos at 881-0900 or www.casadelosgatos.org
• Meet: Petco, 11985 N. Oracle Road in Oro Valley, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 1 year on Christmas Eve.
• Qualities: This rambunctious, lively pup gets along with other dogs and children.
• Needs: A family prepared to do some training. Chester jumps and he knocks down small children. He is said to be housebroken, but he has been an outside dog so he may need some help. He would like a loving home for Christmas.
• Fee: $300.
• Contact: Southern Arizona Golden Retriever Rescue, sagrr.org/available-dogs, or call 792-4653.
• Meet: By appointment.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 1 1/2 years.
• Qualities: Initially shy, she is blossoming into a funny, playful young gal who is a little on the mischievous side.
• Needs: Cats and small dogs unknown.
• Fee: Home for the Holidays Campaign.
• Contact: Arizona Greyhound Rescue, 886-7411, www.azgreyhoundrescue.org for an online adoption application.
• Meet: By appointment.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 1 year.
• Qualities: She is a sweet and beautiful kitty whose owner had to give her up. She gets along with other kitties and will be fine with a cat-friendly dog with slow introduction.
• Fee: $99.
• Contact: Foundation for Animals In Risk (FAIR), 722-3553, www.faircares.org
• Meet: PetsMart, Oracle at Wetmore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Adopt a friend
• Control No.: 710483
• Age: 5 years.
• Qualities: Beautiful Betsy is a smart, quirky and entertaining companion.
• Needs: A bird-experienced caregiver who can offer a lifetime of love, patience and quality food.
• Fee: $250.
• Contact: The Humane Society of Southern Arizona.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 3 years.
• Qualities: Kellie is a sweet 46-pound female. Abandoned, she dug her way into a yard to be safe and found.
• Needs: A home with only people.
• Fee: $85.
• Contact: The Animal League of Green Valley at 625-3170 or
• Meet: TALGV, 1600 W. Duval Mine Road, Green Valley, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. daily.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 7 months.
• Qualities: This playful and personable young fellow responds to his name and gets along well with people and other animals.
• Fee: $65.
• Contact: The Animal League of Green Valley.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 6 months.
• Qualities: This beautiful little female lived in a foster home with dogs and kids. Dixie and her sisters would love to have a home for the holidays.
• Fee: $99.
• Contact: Foundation for Animals In Risk.
Adopt a friend
• Age: about 1 1/2 years old.
• Qualities: Dee Dee is mellow and would rather be an only dog. She is a terrific lap dog, loves people and would be a great companion. She is house and crate trained.
• Fee: $125.
• Contact: Tucson Cold Wet Noses at 235-6309 or
• Meet: By appointment. Cold Wet Noses brings adoptable dogs to PetSmart, 7727 E. Broadway (near North Pantano Road) from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Adopt a friend
• Control No.: 710598
• Age: 14 years.
• Qualities: Little Bit is a tough cookie with plenty of spunk and love left to share.
• Needs: A cozy spot next to you on the couch.
• Fee: $50.
• Contact: The Humane Society of Southern Arizona, 327-6088, Ext. 106 or visit www.hssaz.org
• Meet: 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. (just off Fort Lowell Road between North Dodge Boulevard and North Country Club Road) 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 5 months.
• Qualities: A loveable, huggable, kissable little female who can’t wait to love you back.
• Fee: $74.
• Contact: Casa de los Gatos at 881-0900 or www.casadelosgatos.org
• Meet: Petco, 9640 E. 22nd St., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 12 years.
• Qualities: Intelligent with great potential, she has some training under the saddle and enjoys grooming and attention.
• Needs: More training, a companion animal, and an experienced rider along with lots of love, kindness and patience.
• Fee: $1,500.
• Contact: Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary at 398-2814 or www.equinevoices.org.
• Meet: By appointment.
Adopt a friend
• Age: About 2 years old.
• Qualities: Lincoln is a gorgeous dog who loves people, and thrives on attention and daily walks. He is always ready for a game of fetch and has extraordinary endurance. Lincoln also has a unique ability for using his toes to pick up things. He is a special dog.
• Fee: $125.
• Contact: Tucson Cold Wet Noses.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 3 years.
• Qualities: Cookie is small, 13 inches at the most. She has been a stray and has a bad bite mark above one ear but is healing. She loves to be held and craves affection. Cookie sleeps quietly at the foot of her foster parents’ bed on a pillow.
• Needs: She seems to be better with male dogs than females.
• Fee: $175.
• Contact: Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue, 247-7720 or www.soazbeaglerescue.com
• Meet: By appointment.
Adopt a friend
• Age: 1 1/2 years.
• Qualities: She is pleasant and loves everyone. She is playful and great with other dogs.
• Needs: She wants to play with cats, so may do better with younger cats than older ones. She will eat small children’s toys, so she might do better in a home with older children.
• Fee: $200.
• Contact: Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue.
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