Every year the Veterinary Technology Program host an adoption week at Pierce College to find new homes for the animals that were donated to the program at the beginning of the year.

The week long event allows the public to come up and fill out applications for the animals that are left to be adopted. Each animal had multiple applicants trying to adopt. “Every animal should have a safe place to go home to. We have an application that they fill out and we have certain answers that we like. It is an interview process,” said Amber Look, Vet Tech student. “We don’t have the resources to do home visits though.”

A total of 19 dogs and 15 cats were up for adoption. At the end of the week only three dogs and seven cats remained, each with multiple applications. “The first choice of adoption goes to the second year students that are graduating, then it’s the faculty of Vet Tech, then it’s faculty of Pierce College, then it’s open to the public.” said Look.

At the table there were items that were for sale; tennis balls, collars, etc. All of the proceeds go to the Vet Tech program. The students work with the animals all year long, learning how to work with different tempermants of animals Students build a bond with the animals and feel it is imperative that the animals go to a good home.