Animal Compassion Team hosts holiday event to boost pet adoptions

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A section carnal structure is asking the assemblage to unfastened its hearts and homes to adoptable animals this vacation season.

Action News was successful the vicinity arsenic the Animal Compassion Team successful Fresno hosted its yearly Open House lawsuit contiguous connected Orange Avenue, dazzling visitors with a pooch parade afloat of dogs wearing disfigured sweaters, a raffle and Christmas treats for four-legged friends.

The lawsuit is an effort to summation adoptions of the shelter's dogs, which are presently astatine capacity.

Organizers are encouraging families to see adopting a pet, arsenic galore are looking for ways to agelong their vacation budgets oregon program for a canine successful the adjacent future.

"This clip of year, particularly times are pugnacious for people; they don't person a batch of money, and they person to beryllium decisive arsenic to wherever they walk their other funds," says Doug Gray, ACT coordinator and volunteer. "So, we deliberation this is simply a bully clip to get retired and spot who we have, possibly program for the Spring, find a canine that you want, oregon conscionable beryllium progressive with the shelter."

The structure says it is ever successful request of volunteers to assistance with responsibilities astir the facility.

Proceeds from the raffle payment the structure passim the year.