A rousing cheer for the Muncie Animal Shelter, which is staying open for 24 hours in hopes of finding good homes for the 140 animals currently housed there. The Just One Day marathon adoption event ends at midnight on June 11 or when the shelter runs out of animals, says director Phil Peckinpaugh.
Adoption fees during the Muncie event are just $11, which includes microchipping, spay or neuter surgery and vaccinations. The Muncie shelter has promised that no healthy animals will be killed during this time. Check out their Facebook page to see how it’s going:
Just One Day, held annually on June 11, focuses public attention on the number of animals killed in shelters by proclaiming one day in which no healthy adoptable animals will die. Last year, 13,000 pets were saved at shelters that participated in this nationwide event.
mtA salutes the Muncie Animal Shelter for standing up for animals. And we wonder — why did the Indianapolis area shelters not participate?
Maybe next year?