Furkids, PetSmart Partner For National Pet Adoption Week

ATLANTA, GA — Adopt a feline friend — or two, or maybe even three — at one of six metro Atlanta PetSmart locations during National Pet Adoption Week, which kicked off July 19 and runs through Sunday.

Atlanta-based nonprofit Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters and PetSmart Charities are placing 150 adoptable cats and kittens to the six Atlanta-area locations in search of their forever homes as kitten season starts. All adopters will get a "Welcome Home" gift bag filled with starter food, litter, toys and a $10 PetSmart gift card, Furkids officials said in a news release.

To view Furkids' adoptable cats and kittens, visit furkids.org.

Participating PetSmart locations include:

• PetSmart Buckhead, 3221 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta
• PetSmart Mall of Georgia, 1705 Mall of Georgia Blvd. #50, Buford
  • Extra event hours: Friday, July 23 from 4-7 p.m.
• PetSmart Midtown Atlanta, 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta
• PetSmart Northlake, 4023 Lavista Road, Tucker
• PetSmart Peachtree Corners, 6050 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross
• PetSmart Perimeter, 128 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta

There's also a two-for-one deal on cats: if you adopt one cat over six months old, you can get another for free. Adoption fees include pre-adoption testing for feline leukemia (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV); age appropriate vaccines; flea and deworming treatments; spaying or neutering surgeries; and a lifetime microchip.

Adoption costs are $85 per adult cat (six months and older); $125 for one kitten (under six months of age); $200 for two kittens; $250 for three kittens; $300 for four kittens; or $175 for one adult cat and one kitten.

There is no adoption fee for senior cats age 10 and older, or for cats with FeLV or who tested positive for FIV.

Additionally, those age 62 and older are eligible for a 15 percent off discount on adoption fees. Members of the military, those in the medical field, first responders and educators are eligible for 50 percent off adoption fees.