October Is Adopt A Shelter Dog Month

You still have time to take part in "Adopt a Shelter Dog Month". K-9 Stray Rescue League at 2120 Metamora Road in Oxford, is a state and federally licensed non-profit group formed in 1990 primarily to save dogs on the euthanasia list at local animal shelters.

If you’re looking to adopt or want to help the cause visit their website at dogsaver.org. Another organization in the neighborhood dedicated to finding homes for dogs and cats is Lapeer’s Adoptable Animals lapeersadoptables.org

Shelter Dog Fast Facts according to animalshelter.org

• 8-10 million dogs and cats entering shelters each year

• 3-4 million dogs and cats euthanized by shelters each year

• 3-4 million dogs and cats adopted from shelters each year

• 25% of purebred dogs in shelters

• A female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in six years