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Celebrate National Shelter Dog month by bringing a new furry friend home.

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Kyle, a newly minted Tampa resident, recently adopted Petey.

Photo by @humanesocietytampa

October marks the beginning of National Shelter Dog month. And right now Tampa Bayā€™s animal shelters are stuffed to the brim with doggos looking for furever homes.

Hereā€™s some places to adopt your future best friend in Tampa Bay:

šŸ¶ The Humane Society of Tampa Bay, 3607 N. Armenia Ave. Sun.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Through Friday, the Humane Society of Tampa Bay is waiving adoptions fees for pups 30 pounds and up.
šŸ¶ SPCA Tampa Bay, 3250 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Browse adoptable dogs on the orgā€™s website before stopping in to adopt at one of their two Pinellas locations.
šŸ¶ Heidiā€™s Legacy Dog Rescue, 3690 W. Gandy Blvd #416 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
This shelter allows you to both foster or adopt pups of all ages.
šŸ¶ Pet Pal Animal Shelter, 405 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Adopt here, and you can get discounted training classes + other perks.

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