San Bernardino County’s most-eligible bachelor and bachelorette canines were dressed to the nines when they strolled the Devore Animal Shelter red-carpet on Feb. 3 to accept their roses and promote the “Adopt a Sweetheart, Find your Furever Love!” pet adoption event taking place through Valentine’s Day.
The tuxedo and evening dress-adorned doggies also displayed the Devore Shelter’s newly expanded Animal Enrichment Program, ensuring that the pets under the County’s care receive daily outdoor exercise, human interaction, and mental stimulation.
“This is a celebration of the excellent care our County staff provides to animals in need and the magic that happens when the pets at our shelters are brought into a loving home,” said Dawn Rowe, chair of the County Board of Supervisors, who attended the red-carpet adoption event.
Loving pets in need of forever families can be adopted free-of-charge from the County’s Devore and Big Bear animal shelters through Feb. 14. Pets come with a microchip, spay/neuter procedures, and most vaccines.
San Bernardino Animal Care reports that 35 pets were adopted during the event’s first weekend. Another 76 pets were adopted during a similar event last month. Both events were sponsored by Animal Care and the Animals aRe First Fund (ARFF).
“The job of caring for animals in need is growing each and every day,” said Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., whose Fifth District includes the Devore shelter. “Since 2021, we have seen a 15.5 % increase in animals entering our County shelters. That’s the primary reason we have added these wonderful Enrichment Specialists to our team.”
The County Animal Care Enrichment Specialists provide physical, cognitive, social and sensory stimulation to cats and dogs who are waiting to be adopted. This service is one of many undertaken by shelter staff to ensure the animals under the County’s care are safe, healthy, happy, and ready for their forever homes.
To view available animals at the Devore and Big Bear Animal Shelters, visit animalcare.sbcounty.gov.