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 the East Liberty/Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

If adoption's not for you, the immediate Sewickley area still offers many places to care for your current pet on National Pet Day. Here are some of those local resources:

Pet Sitting

Val's Pet Sitting

Sewickley Professional Sitters

Misty Pines Dog Park

The Kennel

Oak Hill Kennels

Grooming

Precious Pets

Larry's Laundromutt

Pet Photos

Busy Bee Boutique Photography

Veterinarians

Franklin Park Veterinary Hospital

Sewickley Veterinary Hospital

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