Greater Huntsville Humane Society

As the rates of divorce in Alabama around the county skyrocket, more couples are taking their disputes over pet custody to the court room.

Animal shelters across Alabama are working to find pets in the state forever homes this holiday season. Six of these organizations are participating in the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Holiday Hope: Empty the Shelters” event. The national animal welfare organization is dedicated to ending pet homelessness.

New research suggests Birmingham is one of the cat-friendliest cities in the nation. That’s according to LawnStarter. The lawn care service and research company studied the 200 largest U.S. cities and ranked them based on four different categories.

The Bissell Pet Foundation is sponsoring an Empty the Shelters event across the nation, and that includes here in Alabama. The event will last throughout the month of July. Discounted adoptions are being offered along with free preventative pet care for the life of the newly adopted pet. Free preventative pet care includes basic vaccinations, flea and tick prevention and heartworm prevention.

Huntsville residents are teasing up their hair and whipping out the spandex this Friday (July 21). That’s because Greater Huntsville Humane Society is hosting an 80s-themed Back to the Felines fundraiser at Orion Amphitheater from 6 to 9 p.m.