Adoption Fees Waived at Local Humane Society for Doctors, Nurses and Health Care Staff

Humane Society Calumet Area (HSCA) will host an adoption event Saturday, June 28 with adoption fees waived for doctors, nurses and health care staff as part of the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.

The adoption event takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the shelter located at 421 45th St, Munster, IN. During the event, Community Hospital nurses will be offering free blood pressure screenings.

All adoptions require an approved application and all standard adoption procedures apply. The animal does not have to go home at time of application but an application must be submitted the day of the event. Puppies and kittens are excluded, and additional fees — including a $25 rabies vaccination fee — may apply.

Upcoming adoption events take place on Saturday, July 5 with adoption fees waived for military personnel, veterans and their families, and Saturday, July 12 with adoption fees waived for firefighters and their families.

The 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge is a nationwide competition for animal shelters (and their communities) aimed at getting more animals adopted or returned to their owners than ever before. As a contestant in the challenge, HSCA is competing for a chance at more than $600,000 in grant funding, including a grand prize of $100,000.

For the challenge, HSCA chose the theme of “Rescue Me.” Throughout the summer at the shelter, HSCA will offer Save Me Saturdays with reduced adoption fees for a special group—including police officers, firefighters, EMTS, doctors, nurses and more — during each event.

Three times during the summer, the shelter will host Empty the Shelter weekends — July 19 – 20, August 9 – 10 and August 30 – 31 — with adoption fees waived for qualifying applications.

A list of adoption events and additional information on HSCA’s participation in the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge can be found on www.hscalumet.org/aspca.asp.