MSPCA-Angell hosting holiday fee-waived adopt-a-thon

BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — MSPCA-Angell is holding a week-long, fee-waived “Home for the Holidays” adopt-a-thon for all dogs over the age of one starting Dec. 4.

The event runs through Dec. 10 and all four of the MSPCA’s Adoption Centers in Boston, Salem, Methuen, and Centerville on Cape Cod will take part.

The shelter organization said the event comes during an ongoing shelter population crisis putting dogs at risk of euthanasia.

“We’ve been doing all we can to help, both by transporting hundreds of dogs here to Massachusetts where there are more adopters, and by working with partner shelters to execute similar fee waived events to help attract more adopters to their shelters as well,” Director of Adoption Centers and Programs Mike Keiley said. “It’s critical that we’re able to continue helping those shelters that are over capacity, but, in order to do that, we need to find homes for the dogs in our care.”

Keiley said that normal fees for adult dogs range from $350 to $500, and will be waived during the event.

Open hours for the organizations sheltersvary, and can be found below:

• Boston Adoption Center: Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
• Nevins Farm Adoption Center: Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
• Cape Cod Adoption Center: Tuesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Northeast Animal Shelter: Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More information about the adoptathon may be found at mspca.org/feewaived.