The Tri-County Animal Shelter, 6707 Animal Shelter Road, Hughesville, is hosting a day of crafts, fun and information on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to crafting, participants will be able to adopt pets and learn about and where to have their pets neutered and spayed.
According to Kim Stephens, the shelter supervisor, the event celebrates the end of Be
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| 4-year-old Cash has lived at the Tri-County shelter since Christmas. |
Kind to Animals Week and is focused on building peoples’ awareness about having pets neutered and spayed. Neutering and spaying is an effective way of lowering the numbers of abandoned pets, Stephens says. TCAS, which serves St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties, services 13,000 animals annually. Approximately 1,000 are adopted directly and more than 3,000 pets are sent to local humane shelters, where they are often fostered until joining their long-term families. For information on low-cost neuter and spay programs call: The Lucky ones, 30450 Potomac Way, Charlotte Hall, (301) 884-2850; Calvert Animal Welfare League, 1040 Theater Drive, Prince Frederick, (410) 535-9300; Charles county humane society, 71 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf, (301) 645-8181.