If you're thinking of adopting a new pet, don't wait – Orange County Animal Services is packed. The shelter says it is currently inundated with cats – there are 200 cats at the shelter waiting for new homes. Dogs are doubled up in kennels waiting for someone to adopt them. The shelter has a buy one, get one deal on cats right now, so you can adopt two cats for the price of one, and during the month of July, all cat and dog adoption fees are waived for current and former military personnel. To qualify for the free promotion, adopters must provide an active military ID or copy of their DD Form 214 with honorable discharge. Normal dog adoption fees are $55.

Each adoption includes spay/neuter, initial vaccinations, microchip identification, deworming, heartworm test (dogs) or FLV/FIV test (cats), rabies vaccination, 5-lb. bag of Science Diet food and Adoption Welcome Kit.

Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando near the Mall at Millenia. The facility is open for adoptions weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and weekends from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 407 254-9150 or visit ocnetpets.com.

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