A specially-designed truck rolled into the WalMart near Hazleton Thursday, filled with cats and dogs available for adoption.
The operation is run by the New York- based North Shore Animal League America .The truck tours the country, makes stops, and dogs and cats from local shelters are displayed. James Gleason of North Shore said his job is rewarding. "A lot of times people don't want to go to their local shelter or don't realize where their local shelter is, so we bring the shelter to them," Gleason said.
During the trip to Luzerne County, animals from the Hazleton Animal Shelter were featured. Lindsey Croll of the shelter is grateful for the exposure and pet food North Shore supplied. "This is an amazing opportunity for us and more for our animals to get them in the spotlight a little bit to hopefully find a few homes and North Shore has been wonderful with helping," Croll said.
The adoption plans seems to work. Helen Suhina was one of the first to adopt a cat. She hopes her new find will replace pets she lost. "I just had to put my poodle to sleep, she had cancer. Last year I lost a 13-year-old cat. My poodle was 13 years also, so I needed a little animal. It was my family. When you don't have any children, they are just kids and they are my kids," Suhina said.
Debbie Wilson of Drums said she wasn't adopting but is impressed. "I think it's wonderful and I think it's wonderful that they're showing them so people can get a look at what they have," Wilson said.
North Shore is a no kill shelter. The organizations hopes the day comes when people will do more to spay and neuter their pets, cutting down on the numbers of unwanted animals. North Shore will be at the Hazleton area WalMart Friday and then it's off to Stroudsburg. It will show off pets from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at PetSmart 400 Shoppes at Stroud.
The operation is run by the New York- based North Shore Animal League America .The truck tours the country, makes stops, and dogs and cats from local shelters are displayed. James Gleason of North Shore said his job is rewarding. "A lot of times people don't want to go to their local shelter or don't realize where their local shelter is, so we bring the shelter to them," Gleason said.
During the trip to Luzerne County, animals from the Hazleton Animal Shelter were featured. Lindsey Croll of the shelter is grateful for the exposure and pet food North Shore supplied. "This is an amazing opportunity for us and more for our animals to get them in the spotlight a little bit to hopefully find a few homes and North Shore has been wonderful with helping," Croll said.
The adoption plans seems to work. Helen Suhina was one of the first to adopt a cat. She hopes her new find will replace pets she lost. "I just had to put my poodle to sleep, she had cancer. Last year I lost a 13-year-old cat. My poodle was 13 years also, so I needed a little animal. It was my family. When you don't have any children, they are just kids and they are my kids," Suhina said.
Debbie Wilson of Drums said she wasn't adopting but is impressed. "I think it's wonderful and I think it's wonderful that they're showing them so people can get a look at what they have," Wilson said.
North Shore is a no kill shelter. The organizations hopes the day comes when people will do more to spay and neuter their pets, cutting down on the numbers of unwanted animals. North Shore will be at the Hazleton area WalMart Friday and then it's off to Stroudsburg. It will show off pets from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at PetSmart 400 Shoppes at Stroud.
