{"id":14983,"date":"2015-02-11T08:27:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T13:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=14983"},"modified":"2015-02-11T08:27:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T13:27:11","slug":"find-true-love-on-valentines-day-adopt-a-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=14983","title":{"rendered":"Find true love on Valentine&#8217;s Day: adopt a pet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_104598\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CCSPCA_Hazelnut-256x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104598\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1045985\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"CCSPCA_Hazelnut\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CCSPCA_Hazelnut-256x300.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-104598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hazelnut is just one of many potential loves of your life you could meet at the Chester County SCPA&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day adopt event Saturday.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WEST CHESTER \u2014 If you\u2019re looking for love this weekend, why not visit the Chester County SPCA \u2014 Valentine\u2019s Day is the perfect time to adopt a pet! The shelter\u2019s homeless animals are all waiting for that special someone to come along and fall in love with them.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly Second Saturday Adoption Event at the CCSPCA will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10am to 2pm, at 1212 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester. Adoption fees for adult animals will be reduced to encourage families to open their hearts to an animal in need.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s adoption event will include a Smooch-a-Pooch Kissing Booth. No one should go without a kiss on Valentine\u2019s Day! Kisses will be provided by adoptable (and adorable) animals for a small donation and photo souvenirs will be given to those who donate.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A special adoption fee of $14 will be applied to select Shelter Sweethearts during the event to promote the animals who have been waiting on love the longest. Each dog and cat has been examined by CCSPCA\u2019s veterinarian, vaccinated, de-wormed, treated with flea and tick preventative, spayed or neutered, and microchipped prior to adoption. Adoption fees also include a free follow-up exam.<\/p>\n<p>Adopters are invited back on Mondays for low-cost wellness clinic services available to the public to keep up to date on vaccinations, preventative heartworm medications, and other basic veterinary care. The shelter\u2019s Animal Health Center also offers high-quality, affordable spaying and neutering of owned animals in the community by appointment, Tuesday through Friday of each week.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the animals available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccspca.org\">www.ccspca.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1929, the Chester County SPCA (CCSPCA) is the only open-admissions shelter in both Chester and Delaware Counties.\u00a0 Its mission is to promote the welfare and humane treatment of animals in Chester and Delaware Counties and to be an advocate on their behalf, improving the lives of both animals and people.\u00a0 Each year, the CCSPCA cares for over 5,000 stray, owner-surrendered, wayward owned, and abused and neglected animals.\u00a0 For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccspca.org\">www.ccspca.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST CHESTER \u2014 If you\u2019re looking for love this weekend, why not visit the Chester County SPCA \u2014 Valentine\u2019s Day is the perfect time to adopt a pet! The shelter\u2019s homeless animals are all waiting for that special someone to come along and fall in love with them. 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