Don’t have a Valentine? Don’t feel sad; there are plenty of ways to share your love this holiday. This Valentine’s Day, extend your affection with an E-listed dog, or dogs that are scheduled to be euthanized, at “Happy Valen’Tails,” an unparalleled adoption event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. February 11 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. February 12 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe. Sponsored by Panacea Animal Wellness Sanctuary, Ronnie Lapenson, Animal Advocate and Event Organizer and P.A.W.S (Pound Animals Worth Saving FUR THE CAUSE, Mesa), dogs of all breeds, sizes and ages will be transported from shelters all over the state, with various rescue groups and pet foster parents participating. Dogs will be adoption-ready and excited for a new home, having been spayed/neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped. According to Eva DeCozio-Bush, DVM, co-founder of Panacea Animal Wellness Sanctuary and Medical Director of VCA Animal Hospital of Apache Junction, there will be around “150-200 dogs who were slated to die that weekend, available for adoption.” She explains that while the term euthanasia means “good death,” this is often not the experience that pound dogs and other shelter animals have. The sponsors of the event wish to educate the public that pound animals are not “the worst of the worst” – that many of them are just abandoned, lost and scared. By adopting a pet from a shelter, the community can save the lives of many homeless animals.

Veterinarians, animal agencies, trainers, and pet sitters will be at the event to meet with the public and discuss any issues. Adoption fees will be $55 per dog; – includes spay/neuter, current vaccines and micro-chip. For more information, click here.

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control is the only agency in Maricopa County that takes in stray dogs as mandated by the State of Arizona. The injured, abused, abandoned, neglected are taken to The Arizona Humane Society as they have a full medical care facility to take care of them.

Kiwanis Park and Recreation Center | 6111 South All-America Way, Tempe, AZ | 85283

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