Adoption day saves 36 local dogs

At Yelp BR’s first adoption day on Halloween, 36 of 44 dogs were given loving homes. The effort to end the euthanization of adoptable pets, Yelp BR is a public-service project of Commercial Properties Realty Trust, which is linked to the larger effort called No Kill Baton Rouge by CPRT’s parent organization, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. According to recent reports from Spay Baton Rouge and Hilton Cole, director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control Shelter, roughly 9,000 healthy cats and dogs are put down each year. That translates into roughly 25 animals every day or 173 animals each week. Yelp BR is holding an adoption event today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Petz Plaza on Perkins Road. The dogs are spayed/neutered, dewormed, assessed for good behavior, have all their shots and are microchipped. The adoption cost is $70. There will also be an adoption day on Dec. 5 at three locations throughout the city. More information is available at yelpbr.com.—Olivia Watkins