Saturday December 8, 2012 the Cheyenne Animal Shelter is hosting a Home 4 the Holidays Kick-off Event. Home 4 the Holidays is a national adoption drive hosted by the Helen Woodward Adoption Center with over 4,000 participating shelters and rescues. Last year the Iam's Home 4 the Holidays Adoption Drive was successful in over 1.25 million animals. Currently the adoption count from October 1, 2012 to this week there are over 1/2 a million adoptions so far. The adoption goal at the Cheyenne animal shelter is  250 cats and 250 dogs. The shelter has already reached their cat adoption goal for the season with 256 cats and are only 25 dog adoptions away from reaching our dog adoption goal for the season.

This Saturday December 8 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm the shelter will be celebrating their  adoptions with a special Iam's Home 4 the Holidays adoption certificate, As well as pet photos with Santa, cookies and hot cocoa.

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