Humboldt County Animal Shelter Announces Reduced Adoption Fees Next Week, Highlights Longest Resident ‘Dean’
Dean relaxes in a Santa hat, showing off his cheerful personality during his holiday photo shoot. [All photos courtesy of the Humboldt County Animal Shelter]
Shelter staff announced that throughout the week they will share special holiday-themed photos of adoptable dogs to help introduce them to potential families. The first featured pet is Dean, the shelter’s longest-term resident. Staff said Dean was quick to pose for the camera, patiently donned festive accessories, and took time between photos to lean in for attention from volunteers.
The shelter hopes that highlighting Dean early in the campaign will boost his chances of finding a home after a lengthy stay. Those interested in meeting him can call the shelter to arrange a visit. Staff also encouraged community members to help by sharing the posts, noting that increased visibility often leads to successful placements.
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- Dean poses proudly beside the Christmas tree during the shelter’s holiday photo series.
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![Dean wears reindeer antlers and a festive scarf as part of next week’s adoption campaign. [Photos courtesy of the Humboldt County Animal Shelter]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/592362224_1277830951045282_7167396922357998296_n-608x900.jpg)
- Dean wears reindeer antlers and a festive scarf as part of next week’s adoption campaign.
Next week’s reduced adoption fees are $80 for puppies and kittens six months and younger, $50 for adult animals seven months to seven years old, and $35 for senior animals eight years and older. All adopted pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, and microchipped.
The Humboldt County Animal Shelter is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Adoption and foster applications are available at https://humboldtgov.org/2658/Animal-Shelter. The shelter can be reached at 707-840-9132 or by email at [email protected].
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Rather than charging folks to adopt why not just make sure they have a place to keep a pet them buy them food for the pet and send them home. Charging to adopt then whining about too many dogs is just plane Dumb. Lets make the dog catcher great again !!
One reason? They learned, years ago, that free dogs ended up abandoned or in research labs.
Or used in dog fighting rings.
I wished the Board of Supervisors would put more effort into the shelter. If you read many of the obituaries people post that mention the deceased persons love for animals and even rescuing them, these would be their constituents. Why don’t they raise more effort to make this successful instead of ignoring it? They should be more involved and helping the staff and volunteers that put many hours trying their best to take care of these innocent domestic pets. It’s the right thing to do as a society. They do have several fundraisers throughout the year. Coming up will be the Annual Holiday Fundraiser, , December 13th, both at the shelter and online. Hoping many people will support the shelter and ask the supervisors to do the same.