{"id":326424,"date":"2026-07-01T20:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326424\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:31:07","slug":"dog-adoption-fees-are-lowered-cat-fees-are-waived-wgcu-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/326424\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog adoption fees are lowered; cat fees are waived | WGCU News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the month of July, a dog can be adopted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leegov.com\/animalservices\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lee County Domestic Animal Services <\/a>for just $30, and adoption fees for cats and kittens are waived entirely.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion provides a great opportunity for families to welcome a new furry companion while helping shelter pets find loving homes, according to a press release from the shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Adoptions take place at the shelter, <a href=\"https:\/\/duckduckgo.com\/?q=5600+Banner+Drive&amp;iaxm=maps&amp;source=maps\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">5600 Banner Drive, <\/a>Fort Myers. Adoption hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed on July 4th.<\/p>\n<p>Adoption applications can be submitted electronically at www.leegov.com\/animalservices\/adopt.<\/p>\n<p>They also can be printed and faxed or brought to the shelter or completed in person.<\/p>\n<p>View adoptable animals at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leegov.com\/animalservices\/adopt\/search\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> www.LeeLostPets.com. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>WGCU is your trusted source for news and information in Southwest Florida. We are a nonprofit public service, and your support is more critical than ever. Keep public media strong and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wgcu.secureallegiance.com\/wgcu\/WebModule\/Donate.aspx?P=RADIOOCTOB&amp;PAGETYPE=PLG&amp;CHECK=nzrMscb%2Bga9IxQZ9fGF7lL1YhDw50SikSh2nq0qouhg%3D\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">donate now<\/a>. Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the month of July, a dog can be adopted from Lee County Domestic Animal Services for just&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-326424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}