Adoption fees are waived at Lodi Animal Services during Clear the Shelters (2024)

ALL RIGHT. IN OTHER NEWS, CLEAR THE SHELTERS CONTINUES ITS NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN TO HELP PETS FIND FOREVER HOMES. THE EFFORT STARTED IN AUGUST AND RUNS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH. AND TODAY WE WELCOME IN MEGAN RAMSEY FROM LODI ANIMAL SERVICES. AND INTRODUCE US. THIS IS TANJIRO, WHICH IS, I GUESS NAMED AFTER AN ANIME CHARACTER NAMED FROM SOME OF OUR COOLER STAFF. WELL, HE’S COOLER THAN ME. HE’S VERY PHOTOGENIC. HE IS. HE’S ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OLD. OUR BEST GUESS IS SOME SORT OF BORDER COLLIE MIX. HE’S A REALLY GOOD SIZE. AT ABOUT 30 POUNDS, DOES GREAT WITH PEOPLE. LOVES OTHER DOGS. AND HE’S. HE’S REALLY A CATCH AND VERY WELL BEHAVED ALREADY. I MEAN LIKE HE’S BEEN SITTING UP ON THIS COUCH. HE HASN’T TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, JUMP OFF AND GET DISTRACTED BY EVERYBODY IN THE STUDIO. SO THAT SPEAKS WELL TO, YOU KNOW, EASY TASK AT EIGHT MONTHS OLD. NO, I WAS GOING TO SAY VERY WELL BEHAVED ALREADY. SO WALK US THROUGH. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE’VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING SHELTERS FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I MEAN, IT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE THOUGH. THERE’S JUST MORE PETS THAN SPACE. YEP. RESOURCES ARE DEFINITELY AN ISSUE, BOTH FOR PET OWNERS AND FOR SHELTERS. WE’RE SEEING NATIONWIDE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE END OF COVID INTAKE, IS DEFINITELY INCREASING AND WE HAVE ADOPTIONS, FOSTERS, RESCUES, DECREASING. EVERYONE’S FULL ALL THE TIME, BASICALLY SO CLEAR. THE SHELTERS IS AMAZING. IT’S A MONTH LONG CAMPAIGN TO GET ADOPTERS AND PETS INTO HOMES. IT’S A NATIONWIDE EFFORT, SO MOST SHELTERS ACROSS THE NATION PARTICIPATE. SO FAR, WE’VE HAD 16 DOGS AND 24 CATS ADOPTED, WHICH IS AMAZING FOR OUR SHELTER. THAT’S GREAT. AND BUT AGAIN, IT SPEAKS TO I MEAN, I KNOW THE SUMMERTIME TENDS TO BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST TIMES. SO HOW DOES LODI EDIE PLAY A PART? SO WE PROVIDE ANIMAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF LODI. IF THERE’S STRAYS OR NUISANCE OR AGGRESSIVE CALLS, WE’LL RESPOND TO THOSE. BUT A LARGE PART OF WHAT WE DO IS MATCHING THESE AMAZING PETS IN NEED OF HOMES WITH AMAZING ADOPTERS. YEAH. WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN SO FAR THOUGH, IN TERMS OF I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY NOT EVERY NOT ALL THE ANIMALS ARE AS GREAT AS THIS LITTLE PUPPY HERE THIS MORNING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT TYPES OF YOU’RE SEEING ANIMALS OF ALL RANGE AGES AND EVERYTHING AREN’T YOU. YES. AND I’VE BEEN IN AN ANIMAL SHELTER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND WHAT WE’RE SEEING IS VERY SOCIAL. DOGS COME IN KIND OF THE, THE MORE RARE BREEDS, THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE BREEDS COMING IN THAT WE DIDN’T USED TO SEE. SO REALLY, IF YOU WALK INTO ANY ANIMAL SHELTER AND SAY THESE ARE THE PARAMETERS, THIS IS WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR. THE SHELTER IS GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. SO WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM VERY QUIET, LAZY, ADULT DOGS TO FUN, ACTIVE, WONDERFUL PUPPIES, SMALL BREED, LARGE BREED, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. AND WE’RE ONE OF THE SMALLER SHELTERS, SO AND ONE OF THE GREAT ASPECTS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM RIGHT NOW IS THAT THOSE ADOPTION FEES ARE WAIVED. YES, YES. OUR OUR FOUNDATION PARTNER, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNER, LODI ANIMAL SERVICES FOUNDATION IS HELPING OFFSET THE COST OF ADOPTION FEES. SO ALL OF OUR FEES ARE WAIVED RIGHT NOW. TASHIRO. CORRECT. YES. TANJIRO. OH, WELL, YOU’VE BEEN SUCH A GOOD BOY, AND I’M SURE YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE WITHOUT A HOME FOR VERY LONG. SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO CALL IN, MAYBE EVEN ADOPT HIM. YEAH. WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? WE ARE AT 1345 WEST KETTLEMAN LANE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON FACEBOOK LODI. ANIMAL SERVICES. YOU CAN STOP BY AND SAY HI EVEN JUST TO TO VISIT PLENTY O