Puppy Promotion: How To Adopt A Pet For Free In Calabasas

CALABASAS, CA — Your holiday wishes have been answered, kids, it’s time for a new pet.

For the entire month of December, the Agoura Animal Care Center will waive all adoption fees for all cats and all dogs that have been at the shelter for 10 days or longer. The Agoura Animal Center serves Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills and other local neighborhoods.

The waived price includes adoption, a microchip for your pet, spay or neuter charges and vaccinations, according to Los Angeles Animal Care and Control.

It typically takes 10-14 days for an animal to be adopted after they are deemed “ready to go home,” meaning they have not been claimed as a lost pet and have been spayed or neutered, said Don Belton, public information officer for LA Animal Care and Control. Dogs over 35 pounds also have to be socialized before they are “ready to go home.”

That being said, there is no limit on how long a dog or cat can stay at the shelter before it is adopted, Belton said.

The promotion, dubbed "Home for the Pawlidays," will happen at every shelter in Los Angeles County, including shelters in Baldwin Park, Downey, Palmdale and Carson.

Here’s what animals are available in at the Agoura Animal Care Center, 29525 Agoura Road:

• Athena, Cat, Domestic Short Hair, Two years and three months old
• Luke, Cat, Domestic Short Hair, Three months old
• Kurama, Dog, Siberian Husky, Seven months old
• Edward, Dog, Siberian Husky, Two years and six months old

The promotion is sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Petco Love.

Schedule an appointment to adopt a pet on the LA Animal Care and Control website.