East Texas pet owners will be the first to let you know how rewarding it is to be a pet owner. They'll brag on their dog, cat, bird, pot belly pig or other pet all day letting you know just how special they are and what they mean to them.

There are a lot of animals in local East Texas shelters that are looking for the opportunity to give you all of the unconditional love that they have to you and your family.

I am the proud owner of a shelter dog. In my opinion, she is the best dog ever. She's loyal, she's fun, she's playful and she barks like crazy when someone approaches the front door or pulls into the driveway and drives my wife crazy. Despite that she is deeply loved.

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Many East Texas shelters are at or near capacity and they are trying to find homes for all of their animals. One of those shelters is Tyler Animal Services on Chandler Highway (Hwy 31 W). The shelter has quite a few dogs and cats they are tyring to find them a new loving home. For the remainder of November Tyler Animal Services will waiving the animal adoption fee with a $50, or more, donation of special items.

The shelter is currently accepting the following donations:

  • Rated G or PG movies on DVD
  • word search books
  • coloring books
  • colored pencils
  • Sharpies

All donations will benefit the residents of Breckenridge Village, a caring residential community for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

With your generous donation, Tyler Animal Services will waive the standard adoption fee of $120 for dogs and $80 for cats. In addition, all animals that are adopted from the Tyler shelter have been spayed or neutered are microchipped and vaccinated.

Check out the website to see the nearly 40 animals that are currently available for adoption.  Give yourself the gift of unconditional love by adopting one of these animals for free with your donation and help some special people along the way.

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