LA Animal Services offers free adoptions ahead of National Kitten Day

The Los Angeles Animal Services is waiving all adoption fees this weekend in recognition of National Kitten Day on Monday.

"Our centers are bursting at the seams with pets who are ready to be part of your family or join your household temporarily as a foster friend," Staycee Dains, general manager for L.A. Animal Services, said in a statement.

"Dogs and cats adopted from our six shelters join their new homes already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and licensed."

Thanks to a grant from Petco Love, LA Animal Services is able to waive adoption fees this weekend.

National Kitten Day celebrates the joy that cats and kittens bring to lives and also raises awareness of "Kitten Season" this time of year, according to a statement from the animal department.

"Kitten Season," usually during spring and summer, is when an enormous influx of kittens enter animal shelters. National Kitten Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of how spaying and neutering pets can significantly reduce homeless animal populations.

For those who adopt pets this weekend, animal shelter staff will provide a Petco flier with discounts to help make their pet adoption a success.

Pet adopters will also receive a VCA Healthy Start Certificate, which provides up to $250 of follow-up veterinary care within the first 14 days of adoption.

In addition, canine companions adopted from any of the six shelters are eligible for free dog training classes at the Paws for Life K9 Rescue People and Pet Innovation Center in Mission Hills.

The six L.A. Animal Services centers are open Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on the weekends from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.