Henderson动物保护局11月老年宠物领养费减半：7岁及以上犬猫适用
位于美国内华达州克拉克县的 Henderson 市动物保护局（City of Henderson Animal Protection Services）宣布，11月整月，7岁及以上宠物的领养费减半，以配合全美「领养老年宠物月」（Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month），鼓励居民给年长的收容动物一个家。
据该机构公布的安排，优惠适用于在该收容所领养的全部7岁及以上犬、猫及其他可领养动物，活动持续至11月30日。收容所位于 300 E. Galleria Drive, Henderson, NV 89011，每周一至周六上午10时至下午5时开放，领养手续须在下午4时30分前办妥；周日及市政府假日休馆，11月1日（周日）不开放，有意领养的居民可自周一起前往。
据该机构介绍，领养费通常涵盖常规疫苗接种、绝育手术、芯片植入与登记，以及狂犬病牌照或 Henderson 市宠物执照。老年宠物性格大多已定型、性情沉稳，该机构希望借费用减半降低领养门槛，让在收容所等待更久的年长动物也有被领走的机会。
Henderson 动物保护局是该市唯一的开放式收容机构，负责全市走失动物与饲主团聚、收容照护与领养服务。咨询可致电 (702) 267-4970。
来源：GSM·美国
Henderson Animal Shelter Halves Senior Pet Adoption Fees for November: Applies to Dogs and Cats Aged 7 and Older
The City of Henderson Animal Protection Services, in Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, has announced that adoption fees for pets aged seven and older will be cut by 50 percent throughout November, in observance of the national Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, encouraging residents to give older shelter animals a home.
According to the agency, the discount applies to all adoptable dogs, cats and other animals aged seven and older at the shelter, and runs through November 30. The shelter is located at 300 E. Galleria Drive, Henderson, NV 89011, and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; adoptions must be finalized by 4:30 p.m. The shelter is closed on Sundays and city holidays, including Sunday, November 1, and prospective adopters can visit starting Monday.
The agency says adoption fees typically cover routine vaccinations, spay or neuter surgery, microchip identification and registration, and a rabies tag or Henderson pet license. Senior pets generally have settled temperaments, and the agency hopes the reduced fees will lower the barrier to adopting older animals that tend to wait longer in shelters.
Henderson Animal Protection Services is the city's only open-admission shelter, reuniting lost pets with their owners and providing care and adoption services citywide. For information, call (702) 267-4970.
Source: GSM · USA
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图片来源：一只15岁半的老年Beagle犬（资料图）。Tsaag Valren摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / A very old Beagle, aged 15 and a half (file photo). Photo by Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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