Pet Adoption

SOUTH OGDEN — The lobby of Young Subaru was overrun with dogs Saturday as the dealership hosted a huge pet adoption session.

The event was hosted by South Ogden city officials and animal rescue groups from all over the county, mirroring the regular weekend adoptions they run at local pet stores.

But this was much larger, beginning at noon with about 100 dogs and 20 cats available to be “re-homed.” All had been separated from their owners, either unceremoniously dumped to be picked up on the street by animal control, or surrendered by owners to shelters.

OGDEN — The Weber Animal Shelter said Wednesday that more than 30 of the 149 rescued Chihuahua-mix dogs rescued this week in Ogden are now available for adoption.

Lt. Chad Ferrin said many of the other dogs have been farmed out to rescue organizations that are also finding foster and adoption homes. A small percentage were too sick to save.

MADISON, Wis. -- Though she probably wouldn't mention this on her business card, Liz Perry is a chicken matchmaker.

One of the few, if only, people performing the worthy service in southern Wisconsin, Perry helps unwanted chickens find new homes -- homes where they will be egg-producing pets and not end up in a casserole dish.

As the number of urban chickens taking roost in cities and suburbs explodes, Perry -- who owns two pet stores in Madison -- has become the go-to foster mother for unwanted birds. She figures she's found homes for as many as 250 chickens in the last few years. She doesn't have a website nor does she advertise her urban chicken rescue services, but people find her anyway, often by posting questions on the website madcitychickens.com.

FRUIT HEIGHTS — More face time for Davis County animal shelter dogs and cats, both in the community and online, has pet adoptions moving faster than a greyhound.

And Davis County Animal Care and Control officials are lapping it up.

OGDEN — Sometimes one happy ending can resolve two sad stories at once. That was the case Thursday when Matt and Joanne Townsend adopted a 2-year-old Shih Tzu they named Buster.

FRUIT HEIGHTS -- Davis County Animal Care and Control officials hope cities will adopt ordinances requiring the licensing of cats and allowing an additional pet per household.

The ordinances are aimed at helping animal control staff return more wandering and loose animals to their owners, thus curbing the number of dogs and cats that have to be euthanized.