Save the Date! Meet your new best friend...

Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo

June 14, 200810 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Find Your Pick of the Litter

...take home the purrfect cat or dog the very same day. The Zoo is teaming up with over 20 area humane organizations to find loving homes for over 100 dogs, cats, kittens and puppies most of which are available for immediate adoption. These rescue groups and shelters will also offer advice on choosing the right pet and how best to care for it. All dogs and cats will have received a medical check-up and age-appropriate vaccination. Each participating group sets its own adoption fees and policies.
The following humane organizations will be present (please note: each shelter has its own adoption criteria):

• Berea Animal Rescue, (440) 234-2034
• Brookpark Animal Shelter, (216) 265-3647
• Cleveland APL, (216) 771-4616
• Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter, 216) 525-7877
• ESRA English Springer Rescue America, (440) 243-5737
• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc., (440) 666-3705
• For the Love of PITS, (216) 214-1149
• Geauga County Dog Shelter, (440) 286-8135
• Geauga Humane Society/Rescue Village, (440) 338-4819
• Golden Treasures Rescue, info@GoldenTreasuresRescue.org
• Greyhound Adoption of Ohio, (440) 543-6256
• Humane Society of Greater Akron, (330) 657-2010
• Marilyn's Voice, (440) 974-1451
• Middleburg Heights Animal Foundation, (440) 239-1961
• Noahs Ark Animal Rescue and Shelter, (330)823-0629
• North Coast Greyhound Connection, (419) 345-1259
• Northeast Ohio SPCA, (216) 351-7387
• Ohio Pet Placement Foundation, (440) 541-2812
• The Parma Animal Shelter, (440) 885-8014
• Paws 4 the Cause, (440) 212-1421
• Public Animal Welfare Society, (216) 536-1990
• R.E.A.L. Rott Rescue, (440) 567-5236
• Small Paws Rescue, (614) 208-1897
• South Euclid Humane Society, (216) 291-8773

The event is free and is held outdoors under tents in the Zoo's Ticket Plaza.

Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo activities:(please note: activities take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

• Pet Supplies Plus & Purina - Stop in for discount coupons and other great pet products
• Jolly Pets - Check out some of the cool toys available to enrich the life of your dog
• Cleveland Metroparks Ranger & Buckeye Area Regional K-9 Noon - 3 p.m., see Police K-9's in action
• Cuyahoga County Auditor - Be sure to pick up a dog license for your four-legged family members
• Home Again -Stop by to learn about the #1 pet recovery service in the U.S.
• FOX 8 - Meet Cleveland's Own Dick Goddard from Noon to 2 p.m.
• Q104 - Meet Q104's Tim Richards from 1 to 3 p.m.
  

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