WilCo Animal Shelter Launches 'Home For The Holidays' Effort

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — With the colder weather coming — not to mention the joy of the holiday season — there might be no better time than to welcome a furry, loving companion to one's household.

We're talking pets, and we're talking the Home For The Holidays fostering program at the Williamson County Animal Shelter. The annual initiative makes it easier for any animal one year old and older — up to date on all shots and has been spayed/neutered — to go home with a family for the holiday season, county officials wrote in an advisory.

Shelter officials paint the holiday tableau: "Celebrate the holidays with a dog or cat (or both!) snuggled up near the fire, relaxing at your side while you watch a holiday classic with the family, or enjoying a leisurely walk in the cooler temperatures."

Pawsitively Rockwellian, no?

The Home For The Holidays fostering program runs through Jan. 6, 2021, during which animals in foster care remain available for adoption or rescue. For more information, email eduran@wilco.org.

To preview the dogs and cats available for fostering at Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, visit wilcopets.org. The shelter is located at 1855 SE Inner Loop in Georgetown, Texas, the telephone number is (512) 943-3322 and the email is wcras@wilco.org.

The hours of operation are Monday - Friday from noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday – Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holiday Hours: Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m .; Christmas Day closed; New Year’s Eve from 11 a.m. to 4 pm.; New Year’s Day: Open for emergencies & pet reclaims from noon to 4 p.m.