Hunting Park Shelter Offers Black Friday Discounts On Pets
By Mike DeNardo
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Here's an unusual Black Friday discount: Reduced pet adoption prices at one shelter Friday -- and black animals are free.
The Animal Care and Control Team on Hunting Park Avenue is reducing its pet adoption fees this day.
Cats and kittens are $5 instead of $25 or $50. Puppies are $100, down from $250. And for Black Friday, black animals are free.
But shelter assistant operations director Natalie Smith says adopting a pet shouldn't be an impulse decision:
"The promotions are a great way to get people who haven't though about a shelter pet to come in the door," she explains. "Once they're here, our staff and volunteers are animal experts who are going to make sure people are set up with a perfect match."
Owners like Sharnee Johnson, who adopted a six-month-old tabby named Turkey:
"The young lady told us they were doing discounted prices on kittens, and that they would definitely had kittens early in the morning," she says.
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Smith says 51 pets found homes during last year's Black Friday promotion.
The shelter is located at 111 W. Hunting Park Avenue and is open until 8 pm.
