As shelters and rescues across the country continue to operate with strained resources, Happy Life Animal Rescue is partnering with PetSmart Charities to help more pets find families during PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week, taking place October 19-25 at participating PetSmart stores. Happy Life Animal Rescue will host an adoption event on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PetSmart Mohegan Lake (3131 East Main Street, Mohegan Lake).
Fall is a wonderful time to adopt a pet and welcome a new companion home. With a calmer pace before the busy holiday season begins, families can focus on helping new pets feel comfortable, establishing routines and building trust.
During the in-store events, Happy Life Animal Rescue invites the public to meet adoptable dogs of all ages, sizes and personalities at the Newburgh and Mohegan Lake PetSmart stores. Visitors can meet dogs and puppies available for adoption. Staff and volunteers will be available to help potential adopters spend time with dogs, ask questions and find the right match for their home and lifestyle.
“Every dog we bring to these events has a story, and every adoption opens a spot for us to save another dog who is out of time,” said Roy Forster, director and co-founder of Happy Life Animal Rescue. “Shelters across our region and beyond are full, and partnering with PetSmart Charities puts our dogs right in front of the families who are looking for them. We’d love for people to stop by, meet the dogs and see what adoption can mean for their family.”
To view dogs available for adoption, please visit happylifeanimalrescue.org. All Happy Life Animal Rescue dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on age-appropriate vaccinations before going home. Since its founding in 2016, the no-kill rescue has placed animals with a 98.1% adoption rate and now rescues roughly 680 dogs and cats each year.
“National Adoption Week is a wonderful time to adopt a pet and support your local shelter or rescue,” said Patrick Bell, director of Pet Placement Initiatives at PetSmart Charities. “When you adopt, you provide a loving home while helping free up space and resources for another pet in need. We’re proud to work alongside partners such as Happy Life Animal Rescue, to help make a lasting difference for pets, families and the entire community.”
WHEN/WHERE:
Sunday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
PetSmart Mohegan Lake, 3131 East Main Street, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547
There will also be an adoption event on Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the PetSmart Newburgh location (156 Old Little Britain Road, Newburgh, NY 12550).
