Of the more than 50 dogs and puppies that were at the Veterans Memorial Museum on Chehalis on Saturday, March 8, during the second Operation Adoption event, 11 of them were adopted, according to Red Rose Animal Rescue.
“HUGE SHOUTOUT to the Veterans Memorial Museum for hosting our biggest adoption event yet! You guys were amazing and went above and beyond to help us,” the Rochester-based rescue said on its Facebook page. “Also huge thanks to Pacific NW Pet Center and Totally Pawsome for the great goodie bags for adopters! Lunabones Barkery for the yummy treats for our pups and the basket for the auction. Doggie Designs Pet Grooming thank you for donating your time and proceeds from nail trims today, and of course thank you to Two Brewnettes, LLC for supplying all of us with food and drinks throughout the event.”
Additionally, Red Rose Animal Rescue had several more volunteers sign up to foster animals during the event until permanent owners can be found.
“We still have tons of dogs and puppies still waiting to find their #foreverhomes so please #HelpUsHelpThem, continue to share our posts and tell everyone you know we have some really sweet dogs and puppies that need families,” Red Rose Animal Rescue said on Facebook.
It was the second Operation Adoption event to be held at the museum. It is the brainchild of Kristi Popenoe, a peer counselor at Veterans Journey Forward, a nonprofit focused on helping veterans with counseling and navigating benefits that also operates out of the Veterans Memorial Museum.
Popenoe wanted to help local rescues with the lack of animal shelter space in the Lewis County area. She intends to keep hosting the events quarterly at the museum.
The first Operation Adoption event was held in December and saw nine animals get adopted, and the next one will be in June, according to Red Rose Animal Rescue’s Facebook post.
For more information on the animals still currently available for adoption through Red Rose Animal Rescue, visit its website at http://www.redroseanimalrescue.org/ or follow the rescue on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RedRoseAnimalRescue.
The Veterans Memorial Museum is located 100 SW Veterans Way in Chehalis. To learn more, visit the museum’s website at https://www.veteransmuseum.org/.
