Credit: Photo via SPCA Tampa Bay

Credit: Photo via SPCA Tampa Bay

Starting Wednesday, all SPCA Tampa Bay locations will waive adoption fees for the majority of “pocket pets” until Friday, June 30. 

What’s a pocket pet? Well, essentially it what we're talking about is small pets, like birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, and anything that could comfortably nap in a cozy hoodie pocket. 

For a better idea, the SPCA Tampa Bay actually profiles all the available animals on their website, which currently features a lot of rats and bunnies. 

According to a statement from SPCA Tampa Bay, no appointment is needed, adoptions will be limited to just two per person, and a carrier or appropriate housing for travel is required. 

Fees are normally around $25.00. 

The shelter is located at 9099 130th Ave. N in Largo, and is open Wednesday-Friday 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon-6 p.m.

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This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2021.

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...