Adoptable pets this weekend: eight dogs and cats waiting at Tampa shelters

TAMPA - These pets were listed as available for adoption Friday morning, according to the shelters' own online listings. Ages are the shelters' estimates, and any animal can be adopted before you get there.

Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center

Meet them at the county shelter, 440 N. Falkenburg Road, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, according to the Pet Resources department page.

• Buddy, a senior male American Staffordshire-type dog, about 57 pounds, at the shelter since December.
• Rocky, an adult male boxer, 65 pounds.
• Althea, an adult female Australian shepherd, 71 pounds, at the shelter since January.
• Luna, an adult female domestic shorthair cat, about 10 pounds.

Humane Society of Tampa Bay

These two are on the Tampa listings. The adoption center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, last adoption at 4:30 p.m., according to its hours page. Adoptions are same-day and first-come, first-served, and the adult dog fee is $130, the dog adoption page says.

• Momma Jo, a 3-year-old female Australian cattle dog, about 38 pounds.
• Kira, a 6-year-old female mastiff, about 70 pounds.

Cat Crusaders

The New Tampa rescue shows cats at the New Tampa PetSmart, where walk-ins are welcome but appointments are recommended, according to its adoption page. Its listed adults include Serena, a female, and Cloves, a male. The group says its cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped and tested for FIV and FeLV.

Rebels Rescue's events page lists no event this weekend; its next adoption event is Nov. 7 at Pet Supermarket on South Dale Mabry Highway.

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Source: Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center adoptable pets; Humane Society of Tampa Bay dog adoption and cat adoption; Cat Crusaders adoptable cats; Rebels Rescue events