Help Fairfax County Clear Its Shelter And Make This Pet Your Puddin'

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County Animal Shelter has nearly 100 pets that are looking for their forever home.

To encourage potential adopters, the shelter is offering fee-waived adoptions on all pets as part of a Clear the Shelters event this Friday and Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Here are some of the animals currently available for adoption at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter:

Meet Sandy

Sandy is a female Siberian Husky who is 9-years young. Sandy is a gorgeous 62-pound floof-ball, eager to please, friendly, engaging and loves attention. Easy to play fetch with and she gives up the ball softly because she knows the game will continue. She is eager to meet you and your dog (if you have one) since she has gone on walkabouts from her home and met up with other dogs eager for their version of skipping school. She would love some training time to engage her active brain!

Meet Salem

Salem was surrendered when her owner could no longer care for her. They said Salem is confident and independent and loves catnip! She's lived with other cats and even an energetic small dog and done just fine. She's never been around kids. Salem is very sweet and playful.

Pudding and Nono

These two guinea pigs are best buds looking for a new home where they can hang out, play, and nosh on treats together. Pudding is a 3-year-old Abyssinian guinea pig and Nono is almost 5-years old. They love to follow, play, and talk with each other, and they also tend to steal each others’ veggies, but it’s all in good fun. They have lived with adult humans and a dog that they seemed pretty comfortable with. They are good at being handled and they like head and ear rubs. They’re very sweet boys looking for their next chapter.

The Fairfax County Animal Shelter is located at 4500 West Ox Road in Fairfax. Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about the adoption process and to check out all of the available pets, visit the shelter's website.