Provide a Pet a Pad — Shelby is at the Animal Shelter

Shelby is a very sweet, laid back cat that is at our animal shelter in Texarkana. She has been sponsored by a caring person which means that her adoption fee is only $20. Her sponsor has paid for all of her vetting!

Shelby loves affection and has a great personality. I have a male cat that has the same tabby markings with the "M" on the head. Supposedly this "M" means they are good mouse hunters. It could be true because my cat does a good job of hunting mice!

Shelby gets along with other cats and like many other low-maintenance cats, she likes to lounge around and relax.

Check out the remodeling of the Cat Room at the Animal Shelter

The Animal Care and Adoption Center in Texarkana, Ark. is our only animal shelter in town. They have a few hundred dogs and cats that need to be reclaimed or adopted. Room is always an issue at a city animal shelter.

You can go to the shelter and adopt one today or sponsor a dog to save a life.

T-shirts are available at Legendary Firearms in Nash off Hwy 82. They are $18 each. Thanks for supporting our shelter animals!

You can sponsor a shelter animal and help it get a home quicker! Contact the shelter to find out more. 870-773-6388. Please visit the shelter's new Facebook page to see if there is an animal there that you would be interested in adopting, fostering or sponsoring.

It is so unfortunate that there are thousands of dogs and cats that are euthanized every year in our local shelter when there are so many dogs that would make fabulous pets. Please help us make a difference by spreading the word. Share this post on your Facebook page and Tweet about it, too.

The shelter's adoption fees range from $40 to $144, depending on the gender and size of the animal or whether they have been spayed or neutered yet. You can also have your pet micro-chipped for only $20 right at the shelter! That way if your pet is ever lost, he can be returned to you quickly.

If you would like to foster a dog contact the shelter to get information about dog rescues in our area that can help.

The Animal Care and Adoption Center is located at 203 Harrison St., Texarkana, Ark. 71854 and is open Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.