County animal services open later, half price adoptions

MANATEE -- Manatee County Animal Services will have extended hours on Saturday.

The county animal shelter at 305 25th Street W., Palmetto, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Adoptions will be half price at $40 and any animal that has been at the shelter for more than 30 days will only be available for a $15 adoption fee.

Also on Saturday, Manny the Manatee County Animal Services Wonder Dog will hand out candy to kids. There also will be a contest to name the new "Opt to Adopt" van. The contest winner will either take home a pet with a waived adoption fee or name the next five animals up for adoption, according to a news release.

To enter the contest, go to surveymonkey.com/s/V3Q8NBT.

For more information about animal services, go to mymanatee.org/pets.

Claire Aronson, Manatee County reporter, can be reached at 941-745-7024 or at caronson@bradenton.com. Follow her on Twitter@Claire_Aronson.

This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 9:42 AM with the headline "County animal services open later, half price adoptions ."