City of Fayetteville, AR
10/30/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/30/2025 10:05
Celebrate ‘Season of Thankfulness’ with Animal Services
Oct. 30, 2025
Celebrate 'Season of Thankfulness' with Animal Services
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Starting Saturday, Nov. 1, Fayetteville Animal Services is kicking off a month-long celebration, "Season of Thankfulness," with community engagement opportunities designed to spread kindness and support for local shelter pets.
Throughout November, it will offer the following ways for residents to engage with, and help, the Fayetteville Animal Shelter:
Nov. 1-22 - The shelter will celebrate its fourth annual "Kongsgiving." The community is asked to help prepare a special Thanksgiving treat for shelter dogs and cats. Donations of canned chicken, plain canned pumpkin, pet-friendly broth and spray cheese are needed to fill Kong pet toys, which then will be frozen and handed out as Thanksgiving treats.
"These treats are a simple but meaningful way for our community to show the animals in our care that they're loved and remembered during the holidays," Animal Services Superintendent Justine Lentz said.
Nov. 24 - Dec. 1 - During the week of the Thanksgiving holiday, Animal Services is seeking short-term fosters for dogs, which can be picked up starting Monday, Nov. 24, and returned Monday, Dec. 1. The dates for short-term fostering are flexible.
"Even a brief stay in a home environment provides valuable relief from the shelter setting and helps dogs learn to relax and thrive," Lentz said.
Anyone interested in fostering during the holiday week can fill out the simple adoption application form online and note they are interested in fostering for the question, "What pet/pets are you interested in?" (People are encouraged to apply to foster by Thursday, Nov. 20.) Adoption fees will be waived for any short-term foster that elects to adopt their foster-pup!
Animal Services (1640 S. Armstrong Ave.) is open 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays. To learn more about the quick and easy adoption process - and see photos of pets available for adoption - go to: www.fayetteville-ar.gov/petadoption.
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Media contact: Gracie Ziegler
Chief Communications Officer
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
479-575-8303
[email protected]
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