Cumberland County Waiving Pet Adoption Fees June 13-18

If you're looking for a new pet, next week is looking good, as Cumberland County Animal Services is waiving all adoption fees on all pets from June 13-18.

Animal Services sent out the release saying that they are losing a large amount of their housing capacity because of a resurfacing project, and the waived adoption fees has helped get more pets into loving homes in the past.

"Animal Services periodically will request to waive adoptions fees from the County Manager for a variety of reasons,” said Animal Services Director Elaine Smith. “We had remarkable success in May when we waived adoption fees ahead of the first phase of a state mandated floor resurfacing project."

Cumberland County Animal Services is waiving the adoption fee for all pets June 13-18 at the Animal Services Center, 4704 Corporation Drive in Fayetteville.

“As the resurfacing project continues, we will again temporarily lose a significant amount of housing capacity. We are also full of cats and kittens this time of year,” Smith added. “We are hoping to adopt out as many pets as possible to loving homes to prevent having to potentially euthanize animals for lack of space.”

Shelter adoption hours are Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

According to Animal Services, all adopted pets will be vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed or neutered.

The $100 that is normally the adoption fee for dogs, and the $70 fee for cats can be spent on items like toys, a bed, or treats.

For more information about Cumberland County Animal Services, email ccac@co.cumberland.nc.us, visit cumberlandcountync.gov/animalservices or call the shelter at 910-321-6852.

A left-behind toy made for a great social media moment, as Bitey the Dinosaur became a Domino's Pizza employee for a night.

Dominos' Pizza in New Zealand posted about Bitey on their Facebook page, explaining how he became their newest employee. The highlights are below, keep scrolling!

"Last week, one of our stores received a worried call asking to check if 'Bitey' the T-Rex had been left in the foyer after his family had picked up pizzas that evening," the Facebook post said. "Sure enough, Bitey was there!"

That led Bitey on quite the adventure, as his family wasn't able to pick him up that evening before closing, so the Domino's team made sure he had a night to remember.

"It was getting late, and looking like Bitey wasn't going to make it home for bed time," the post said. "The team assured Bitey's family he was in good hands, and he was sent home with plenty of stories to tell about his first shift at Domino's the next day."

Bitey the dinosaur and his Domino's Pizza adventure has gone wild on social media. It also sparked some hilarious comments from others highlighting all the amazing things Bitey did in his free time. Some of our favorites are below.

Here's a look at what all he got up to:

As if that wasn't enough, fans of the post started posting about other wild "adventures" Bitey had "participated" in: