Looking For A New Pet? Detroit Zoo Hosting 'Meet Your Best Friend At The Zoo' Adoption Event May 13-14

ROYAL OAK (WWJ) - If you feel like a furry little something has been missing in your life, the Detroit Zoo might have just the thing you're looking for.

The zoo, along with the Michigan Humane Society and more than 40 local animal welfare organizations, is hosting the spring "Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo" adoption event on Friday, May 13 from 1 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hundreds of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens will be available for immediate adoption to loving homes at one of the nation's largest off-site companion animal adoption events.

Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo will be held outdoors under tents in the zoo's front parking lot beneath the landmark water tower. There is no charge for admission or parking for the adoption event; regular admission and parking fees apply for those visiting the zoo.

Adoption fees and policies are set by each participating group. Adopters must present a valid driver's license or state ID card. All animals will have received a medical checkup and age-appropriate vaccinations. A get-acquainted area will be available to provide guests an opportunity to spend time with an animal before adopting. For health and safety reasons, all current companion animals should be left at home.

Since the inception of Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo in 1993, more than 21,000 dogs, cats and rabbits have been placed into new homes at the spring and fall events.