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ADOPTION Shelter dogs Rio and Pearl looking for forever home T he Shelbyville/Shelby County Animal Shelter wants to introduce two very special dogs that are looking for a family to love. Pearl (right) is a Chow/Shepherd mix who is spayed, microchipped through Home Again, wonderful with older children and housebroken. Pearl is around eight years old. Pearl’s bestfriend is Rio who is neutered, microchipped through AVID, wonderful with older children and housebroken. Rio is only four years old. This bonded pair were relinquished to our shelter on April 30, 2016. Not long after they were relinquished they had been adopted into separate homes but both were extremely depressed without each other. When Rio was relinquished back, the family that adopted Pearl opened their home so that the pair could be together again. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out for this loving pair so they were brought back to our shelter on Monday, August 8th. We learned shortly after their return that both dogs tested positive for heartworm. Although it has taken nearly six months of treatment, Rio is finally cured. Pearl had a set-back as she had a reaction to her treatment and had to take a break until she had recovered. She is in her final stages of treatment and we are hoping she will get a clean bill of health towards the end of summer. Rio (left) and Pearl (right) are hoping to stay together and looking for their forever home. Because Rio and Pearl have been here so long, they have quite a large “fan club” that come to the shelter daily to walk them, brush them and keep their spirits lifted. Our goal is the same for this dynamic duo as it is for all our pets, to find a loving and forever home. Rio and Pearl are a bonded pair and we are not willing to separate them. We are also looking for a home without other dogs or cats. We know it is a tall order, but also know there is someone out there who will care and love them as much as we do. If you have any questions regarding Rio and Pearl, please feel free to email the Animal Shelter at [email protected] or call the Shelbyville/Shelby County Animal Shelter at 317-392-5127 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. If you would like to come to our shelter to meet our wonderful pets or volunteer walking dogs and loving on our kittens, our adoption/volunteer hours are Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. or Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We are located at 705 Hale Road, Shelbyville. We appreciate you taking the time to read their story and sharing it with others. On behalf of Rio and Pearl, we want to thank all the businesses, groups and individuals who make monetary donations. All monetary donations as well as fundraisers go into our “Surgery and Neuter Fund.” That money enables the shelter to treat the sick, injured and neglected pets at our incredible facility. None of this would be possible without the kindness of others. 6-8 million cats and dogs enter animal shelter every year in the U.S. 3-4 million of that number are euthanized due to lack of homes. Source: www.nafcanimalshelter.org chamberchatter July 2017 13