Local Pets Resources: Thursday Is National Pet Day

National Pet Day is Thursday, April 11, and what better time to care for your critter? Or perhaps this is the right time to adopt a new pet.

According to petdayusa.com, the day was started by celebrity pet lifestyle expert and animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige in order "to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of many different kinds of animals awaiting a forever home in shelters all across the nation."

There are a few popular Pittsburgh-area shelters where you can adopt pets, including Animal Friends along Camp Horne Road in Ohio Township and the Animal Rescue League along Hamilton Avenue in Larimer.

If adoption's not for you, the immediate Dormont and Brookline areas still offer many places to care for your current pet on National Pet Day. Here are some of those local resources:

Grooming

Sue's Pet Parlor - Banksville Avenue, Banksville (also hydrotherapy and aromatherapy)

Precious Paws Pet Salon 2 - West Liberty Avenue, Dormont

Veterinarians

West Liberty Animal Hospital - West Liberty Avenue, Dormont

Metropolitan Veterinary Center South - McNeilly Road, Baldwin Township

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