Kenton County Animal Services (KCAS) has reached an overpopulation of dogs in their care and is looking to the public for help in the form of adoptions, fosters and rescues. In January, KCAS took in 194 animals, 117 dogs and 77 cats. Compared to January 2022, this is a 52% increase. The facility can safely […]
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Kenton County Animal Services hosting $50 pet adoption special
Kenton County Animal Services is celebrating its new hours with a pet adoption special. From Jan. 29 through Feb. 3, adoption fees will be $50 for all pets. The adoption fee for pets is usually $125. Each animal receives a first round of vaccinations, a flea/tick preventative, dewormer, a microchip (registered to the new adopter), […]
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Kenton County Animal Services at full capacity, running adoption specials
Looking to adopt a furry friend? The Kenton County Animal shelter is at full capacity and is running an adoption special through Thursday, Nov. 10, to help alleviate their intake. The normal $125 adoption fee has been reduced to $22. The reduced fee is for all pets in the shelter’s care. There is no limit […]
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Want Santa to write a return letter to your kids this year? Kenton County has you covered
Santa’s workshop is humming, and Santa is busy reading letters and making lists. Starting on Nov. 14, kids in Kenton County will be able to mail a letter to Santa and receive a response from him by Christmas. Santa Express Mailboxes will be displayed around Kenton County from Nov. 14 until Dec. 12, and there […]
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Kenton County Animal Services will soon be open seven days a week
Kenton County Animal Services is reorganizing to be open seven days a week. According to the reorganization plan, this new structure will help solve issues like an increased need for medical assistance within the shelter, decreasing overtime and burnout among staff. The plan also points to improving safety by addressing animal behavior concerns. The animal […]
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Kenton County Animal Shelter holding cat/kitten adoption special
Kenton County Animal Services, located at 1020 Mary Laidley Drive, is hosting an adoption special from Friday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Sept. 23, reducing the $120 adoption fee to $25 for cats and kittens. While adoption fees are reduced, shelter staff will still conduct their standard screening and adopter evaluations before any adoption is finalized […]
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Adopt one kitten, get one kitten special at Kenton County Animal Services
Kenton County Animal Services is having an “Adopt one Kitten, Get one Kitten” adoption special on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4. Every person who adopts a kitten will be able to adopt a second kitten without the additional adoption fee. “During the warmer months we see an influx of kittens come through our door,” KCAS […]
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Kenton County Animal Services reducing adoption fees this week
Kenton County Animal Services is reducing the $120 adoption fee for all pets currently housed at the shelter to $25 from Thursday, July 14 through Saturday, July 16. While adoption fees are reduced, shelter staff will still conduct their standard screening and adopter evaluations before any adoption is finalized to ensure that animals are placed […]
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Shelter seeks foster parents for kittens amid intake uptick
The busy season for cat and kitten populations in animal shelters across Northern Kentucky is here. March is breeding season for cats, making May and June the months when shelters start to get a LOT of cats — and Kenton County Animal Services is looking for volunteers to help foster them. The shelter, on Mary […]
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Looking to adopt? Kenton County Animal Services holding event Wednesday
Kenton County Animal Services is hosting a spring adoption special on Wednesday, April 27 from noon to 4 p.m. KCAS is reducing the $120 adoption fee to $25 for dogs and puppies. “We are about to enter the shelter’s busy intake season,” Kenton County Animal Services Director Kelsey Maccombs said. “We are hoping to find […]