The Cache Humane Society holds an event every Saturday called PetsMart Adoptions. Their goal is to show the community the animals that they have, in hopes that they might be adopted.
Jodi DeVries, CHS event coordinator, said this event is “what we’re all about”.
PetsMart Adoptions takes place at the local Logan PetsMart on 1000 North. The event starts at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m.
The CHS has been holding this event for two years. About seven animals are taken to this event; four dogs and three cats, according to DeVries.
“We usually get a great response,” DeVries said. “People will see an animal there and if it is the kind they are interested in, they might find out information and come later to get the animal at the shelter.”
DeVries said the CHS is trying to go to other locations and have more off-site adoptions in the future.
“I saw the Cache Humane Society at Kmart a few weeks back and just fell in love with one of the dogs they had,” said Carlee Weldin, a newfound pet owner. “A few weeks later, I went to the shelter and ended up adopting her.”
A few staff members of CHS attend this event as well as three or four volunteers. The CHS invite any who would like to volunteer their help at this event as well as at the shelter.
“It makes a difference,” Terry Kuchs said, a volunteer at CHS. “It makes me feel great knowing that I can help these animals have a better life.”
According to DeVries, some weekly PetsMart Adoptions may get canceled from a lack of people to run it. If that is the case, the CHS hopes to be back at PetsMart the following week.
To learn more about this event, visit www.cachehumane.org.
(m. titze)
