Happy “Adopt a Shelter Pet” Day

WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day!

This day was created as a way to raise awareness for the countless number of pets that are waiting to find their forever homes and need to be adopted from animal shelters.

Animals are brought in to shelters daily across the country.

Once shelters work to meet pets health needs and their well-being, then the process of working to get them adopted starts.

People celebrated the national holiday by sharing pictures of their adopted pets on social media and used the hashtag, #AdoptAShelterPetDay.