Dozens of animals find new homes through Humane Society Adopt-athon event [Video]

More than 27 pets have found new homes as Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth wraps up an Adopt-athon weekend.

Between the two shelters in Kitchener and Stratford, the organization initially began the weekend with 63 adoptable animals.

Adam Stephens, director of marketing and community engagement at the humane society, said the event had been “fantastic” as it wrapped up on Sunday.

“We’ve managed to adopt 27 animals so far. Twelve cats, seven dogs,” Stephens told CTV News while speaking at the Kitchener shelter location. “Seeing the people and the families come in and talk about their current fur babies and meeting new fur babies to join their family has been wonderful.”

Although the humane society has held many adoption events in the past, this one was different. The humane society was chosen to take part in a global initiative known as the Mars Pet Adoption Weekend. Animal …