As a result of laboratory tests, and in consultation with a university shelter veterinary program, Prince William County Animal Shelter has resumed cat adoptions and surrenders. Eight adult cats now are waiting for a forever home with a loving individual or family.

In the event of a disaster, if you must evacuate, the most important thing you can do to protect your pets is to evacuate them, too. If it's not safe for you to stay behind then it's not safe to leave pets behind either.

"World Spay Day" is Tuesday, Feb. 24 and the Prince William County Animal Shelter is offering that any cat or dog adopted out on that date will be spayed or neutered at no charge to the new owner.

The Prince William County Animal Shelter has received laboratory results that enable animal officials to conclude that a stray cat taken in by the Shelter was the source of Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV) being introduced at the facility, according to a police department news release.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) reminds pet owners to think now about how to care for their animals during a hurricane or summer storm.

April is “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” month and, to help raise awareness, the Prince William County Police Department’s Animal Control Bureau urges residents to “go orange for animals” and learn what to do if they observe instances of animal cruelty.

Each pet adopted from the Prince William County Animal Shelter is receiving a complimentary microchip from PW-SPCA. A fee microchip clinic for people who already have pets is this Saturday, March 1, at Wellington-Petco in Manassas.

A total of 81 animals from dogs and cats to snakes, a bird and a gerbil, found loving homes during Prince William County's Animal Shelter’s “My Furry Valentine,” a free adoption event Feb. 11-16.