Tavares收容所11月高龄宠物领养费7美元：7岁以上宠物含绝育、疫苗与芯片
位于佛罗里达州 Lake County Tavares 市的 Lake County 动物收容所宣布，11 月全月推出「爱上高龄宠物」（Fall in Love with a Senior Pet）优惠活动：7 岁及以上宠物的领养费一律降至 7 美元，以庆祝全国领养高龄宠物月。
7 美元的领养费包含绝育手术、初次疫苗接种、芯片植入和一块个性化身份名牌。作为对照，该收容所的常规领养价格为犬只每只 20 美元、猫每只 10 美元且猫只买一送一。
Lake County 动物服务局局长 Whitney Boylston 表示：「高龄宠物还有很多爱可以给予，它们值得在充满爱的家里度过金色晚年。」
收容所提供可选的领养咨询时段：周一、周二、周四、周五下午 1 点至 6 点，周六、周日下午 1 点至 5 点，周三与节假日闭馆；领养人须年满 18 岁。收容所地址为 12280 County Road 448, Tavares, FL 32778，电话 352-343-9688，待领养宠物名单可在 Lake County 政府官网查看。
Tavares Shelter Offers $7 Senior Pet Adoptions in November: Spay/Neuter, Vaccines and Microchip Included for Pets 7 and Older
The Lake County Animal Shelter in Tavares, Lake County, Florida, has announced its “Fall in Love with a Senior Pet” promotion: throughout November, adoption fees for all pets 7 years and older are just $7, in recognition of National Adopt a Senior Pet Month.
The $7 fee includes spay or neuter surgery, initial vaccinations, a microchip and a personalized identification tag. By comparison, the shelter's regular adoption prices are $20 per dog and $10 per cat, with cats always buy-one-get-one-free.
“Senior pets have so much love left to give, and they deserve the chance to spend their golden years in a loving home,” said Whitney Boylston, Director of Lake County Animal Services.
Optional adoption counseling is available from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; the shelter is closed on Wednesdays and holidays, and adopters must be 18 or older. The shelter is located at 12280 County Road 448, Tavares, FL 32778, phone 352-343-9688, and available pets can be viewed on the Lake County government website.
来源：Lake County 动物收容所
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图片来源：图：一只高龄拉布拉多犬在户外休息（资料图）。图片来源：Marek Ślusarczyk（Tupungato），CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A senior Labrador resting outdoors (file photo). By Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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