PET ADOPTION

The event brings together shelters, rescues, and volunteers from across the Roanoke region to get pets adopted.

Angels of Assisi is partnering with PetSmart to host an adoption event in celebration of PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend.

To find loving homes for available pets, Angels of Assisi is holding a pet adoption event Sunday, Oct. 30 at Blue Ridge Vineyard.

Local pet shelters including Angels of Assisi have run out of room to help more animals.

If you were trying to nap, you’d probably look this grumpy too. All jokes aside, Edgar might look grumpy, but he’s actually a sweetheart.

Shelter staff said Precious' ideal situation would be for a family to foster her first, get to know her true personality, then adopt her.

Maybe your kid needs a playmate, or maybe you need someone to keep up with you on your runs – either way, Jr. K might just be a perfect fit in your fun family.

Pete is a cuddly 55-pound hunk of love that’s been staying at the Giles County Animal Shelter for almost 400 days – and staff at the shelter said he’s their longest-tenured pet.

The Lynchburg Humane Society’s longest-staying resident has finally found a fur-ever home.

Four thousands BeagleThe beagles are being removed from Envigo, a research facility in Cumberland, where they were deprived of care and food and used for experimentation. The company is now shutting down after dozens of animal welfare violations.s bred for scientific experiments need a home and one local animal shelter wants to help.

The Roanoke Valley SPCA is bringing back its Paws to Read Program to encourage children to read, while reducing adoptable animals’ stress levels.

Meet this cute kitten who is ready for play! This is Drake. Drake has a brother named Josh, who is also at Roanoke Valley SPCA. Interested to know more about adopting Drake? Drake - Roanoke Valley SPCA (WSLS)To see other available pets at Roanoke Valley SPCA, click here.

Angels of Assisi’s Home for the Holidays adoption event featured more than 100 dogs and cats from various animal shelters throughout the region. We were looking for the right dog, someone who needed us as much as we needed them.”Young Allieson Davis convinced her mom to adopt Egg Nog the cat from the Regional Center for Animal Care & Protection’s booth. “When I first looked at him, I was like, ‘Maybe I’ll get him because he’s so nice and cuddly,’” Davis said. However, when Richardson learned Bones’ previous owner had died, she decided to give him a new home and a new name: Christmas. “He came up to us, laid down, and laid his body up against our chest," Richardson said.