Find your BFF at one of Tucson's shelters and rescue groups. These groups also need volunteers and donations.
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Cubby - Beagle/Lab mix• Age: 7 years. • Qualities: This beautiful boy is a healthy, happy dog who needs a forever home.• Fee: $125.• Contact: Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue, 247-7720 or soazbeaglerescue.com• Meet: By appointment
Bear Bear - Cat• ID No.: 443847• Age: 2 years • Qualities: This total sweetheart loves to cuddle.• Fee: $13 July adoption specials.• Contact: Pima Animal Care Center.
Wisteria - Ragdoll/Siamese mix• Age: 5 years.• Qualities: This gorgeous girl has crystal clear blue eyes. She is rather reserved but affectionate. • Fee: $99.• Contact: PAWsitively Cats at 289-2747 or pawsitivelycats.org• Meet: By appointment
Punkin - orange and white Cat• Age: 1 1/2 years.• Qualities: Punkin is a charming, outgoing bundle of fun who loves people and playing with paper balls and in paper bags and boxes.• Needs: Punkin would like to be an only cat.• Fee: $45.• Contact: The Animal League of Green Valley.
Pez - domestic mediumhair • Age: 4 years.• Qualities: This kitty is lovable and affectionate towards people.• Needs: Extra love and attention during transition.• Fee: $65.• Contact: The Hermitage Cat Shelter, 5278 E. 21st St., 571-7839 or hermitagecats.org
Batty - Chihuahua Mix • Age: 4 years• Qualities: Batty is friendly and affectionate and gets along well with other dogs. He loves playing with his canine companions and seems to be fine with cats. Batty would be a great family dog with children over 5 years of age. • Fee: $100.• Contact: Hope Animal Shelter, 2011 E. 12th St., 792-9200 or hopeanimalshelter.net• Meet: Noon-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays.
Aspen - Australian Shepherd Mix • Age: 2 years.• Qualities: Aspen is a high energy pup who would be a wonderful family dog. He is friendly and full of zest. Like most Australian shepherds, he would do well with agility training or being a ranch dog. If you are looking for a sweet and playful companion to join your household, Aspen would love to meet you. • Fee: $100.• Contact: Hope Animal Shelter.
Cappy - Domestic Shorthair • Age: 6 years.• Qualities: Who doesn't love a gentleman in a tuxedo? Cappy is easy to love, with his easygoing and affectionate personality. He gets along with other cats and loves a good lap.• Fee: $90 includes microchip, all shots and tests.• Contact: Hope Animal Shelter.
Itty Bitty Simon -Beagle/Chihuahua• Age: 3 years.• Qualities: Simon is a sweet "Cheagle." He's a 10-pound lovebug who gets along everyone; dogs, cats and kids.• Fee: $175. • Contact: Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue.
Ziggy - sorrel mare • Age: 18 years.• Qualities: She leads, lifts her feet and is friendly with other horses.• Needs: She needs further training and a companion animal. She would like to be adopted with her best friend, Sela.• Fee: $750.• Contact: Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary at 398-2814 equinevoices.org• Meet: By appointment.
Spirit - Greyhound• Age: 4 1/2 years.• Qualities: This small girl is in foster care. Spirit needs a quiet, adult home. She loves soft beds, long walks and car rides. Spirit is spayed, housebroken, has a microchip identification and is current with shots. • Fee: $250.• Contact: Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption, 955-7421. Or fill out an adoption application at sagreyhoundadoption.org
Gigi - Black domestic shorthair• Age: 2 years.• Qualities: Gigi is sweet, calm and playful and loves to snuggle in a lap. She gets along well with other cats and dogs. She would love to have her own family.• Needs: An indoor-only home.• Fee: $65, which includes spay/neuter and current shots.• Contact: Paws Patrol in Green Valley at 207-4024 or greenvalleypawspatrol.org• Meet: By appointment.
Benson - Retriever mix• ID No.: 754571.• Age: 9 years. • Qualities: Boisterous Benson loves visiting dog parks, going for car rides, swimming, playing fetch and making friends. He's a hoot.• Needs: A best friend who appreciates spontaneity, adventure and wet 'n' wild fun.• Fee: $80.• Contact: The Humane Society of Southern Arizona, 327-6088, Ext. 106 or visit 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. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Benson - Retriever mix• ID No.: 754571.• Age: 9 years. • Qualities: Boisterous Benson loves visiting dog parks, going for car rides, swimming, playing fetch and making friends. He's a hoot.• Needs: A best friend who appreciates spontaneity, adventure and wet 'n' wild fun.• Fee: $80.• Contact: The Humane Society of Southern Arizona, 327-6088, Ext. 106 or visit 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. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Tukee - Domestic ShortHair• ID No.: 748825.• Age: 8 years.• Qualities: Enchanting Tukee always greets you with a full somersault, the cutest little meow and enthusiastic chin rubs. • Needs: A forever home where she can be your pampered one and only.• Fee: $80.• Contact: The Humane Society of Southern Arizona.
Guilmore - Bulldog Mix • ID No: 289371.• Age:2 years.• Qualities: If you want a perfect dog for agility classes, this is your fun-loving guy. • Fee: $13 July adoption specials.• Contact: Pima Animal Care Center, 243-5900.• Meet: PACC, 4000 N. Silverbell Road, noon-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
MOLLY - GOLDEN RETRIEVER• Age: 8 years.• Qualities: This sweet girl gets along well with other dogs, walks well on a leash and knows basic commands. • Needs: Molly is overweight and needs a good diet to regain her girlish figure. She is not housetrained.• Fee: $150.• Contact: Southern Arizona Golden Retriever Rescue, sagrr.org/available-dogs, or call 792-4653.• Meet: By appointment.