Local Pets Resources: Thursday Is National Pet Day

National Pet Day is Thursday, April 11, and what better time to care for your critter? Or perhaps this is the right time to adopt a new pet.

According to petdayusa.com, the day was started by celebrity pet lifestyle expert and animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige in order "to celebrate the joy pets bring to our lives and to create public awareness about the plight of many different kinds of animals awaiting a forever home in shelters all across the nation."

There are a few popular Pittsburgh-area shelters where you can adopt pets, including Animal Friends along Camp Horne Road in Ohio Township and the Animal Rescue League along Hamilton Avenue in Larimer.

If adoption's not for you, the immediate Peters Township area still offers many places to care for your current pet on National Pet Day. Here are some of those local resources:

Obedience Training

Hollybush Dog Training Services - Crest Drive

Pet Sitting/Grooming

The Pooch Pitt - Valley Brook Road

Grooming

Brush Run Pet Styling - Valley Brook Road

Supplies/Adoption

Wet Pets & Friends - Washington Road

Supplies

Leone Animal Supply Centers Inc. - Washington Road

Chiropractor

Family First Chiropractic - Washington Road

Veterinarians

Hidden Valley Animal Clinic - Oakhurst Drive

Pleasant Valley Veterinary Clinic - East McMurray Road

Brush Run Veterinary Clinic - Valley Brook Road

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