Photos: Animal shelters hope holidays help them find homes for more pets
Photographs of the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter's daily operations in Spanish Fork.Â
Steve Pipes pets a cat as his wife, Laura, watches on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Even though the Pipes have two dogs and two cats at home, they were looking for a new small dog to adopt.
"I want it," Kailer Hansen said to his mother, Kiley Hansen, as he holds a cat on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. The Hansens came to the shelter to look for a small dog to possibly adopt.
Kailer Hansen, 3, snuggles a kitten on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Hansen's family has previously adopted two cats from the shelter in the past year.
Hannah Peck pets Tank, an eight year old bulldog, who was adopted to Lacy Moksha's family on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Moksha was looking for a family friendly dog that would get along with her family's Labrador retriever.
Hannah Peck, right, talks with Hannah Squire as they clean a block of kennels for cats on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Peck started volunteering at the animal shelter so she could gain more experience working with animals.
Hannah Peck pets an orange tabby cat while she cleans kennels on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork.
An orange tabby cat stares out the kennel bars on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork.
Kailer Hansen, 3, holds out his hand for a kitten's paw on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Visitors to the shelter are able to handle some of the animals, but children must be supervised by their parents.
Liesl Eidson, right, holds a black kitten as Julie Benedetto pets it on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Eidson and Benedetto work for the Humane Society of Utah and were at the shelter to transfer the animals to the Humane Society in Murray.
Hannah Peck waits for visitors at the front desk on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Peck started working at the facility over a year ago as a volunteer and now is a full-time staff member.
Destiny, a gray pit bull, races across the playpen as Hannah Squire watches on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Squire would bring dogs out one by one to run and play outside.
Hannah Squire walks Destiny back in from time in the playpen on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Squire has volunteered at the shelter for a couple months.
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Steve Pipes pets a cat as his wife, Laura, watches on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Even though the Pipes have two dogs and two cats at home, they were looking for a new small dog to adopt.
"I want it," Kailer Hansen said to his mother, Kiley Hansen, as he holds a cat on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. The Hansens came to the shelter to look for a small dog to possibly adopt.
Hannah Peck pets Tank, an eight year old bulldog, who was adopted to Lacy Moksha's family on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Moksha was looking for a family friendly dog that would get along with her family's Labrador retriever.
Hannah Peck, right, talks with Hannah Squire as they clean a block of kennels for cats on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Peck started volunteering at the animal shelter so she could gain more experience working with animals.
Kailer Hansen, 3, holds out his hand for a kitten's paw on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Visitors to the shelter are able to handle some of the animals, but children must be supervised by their parents.
Liesl Eidson, right, holds a black kitten as Julie Benedetto pets it on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Eidson and Benedetto work for the Humane Society of Utah and were at the shelter to transfer the animals to the Humane Society in Murray.
Hannah Peck waits for visitors at the front desk on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Peck started working at the facility over a year ago as a volunteer and now is a full-time staff member.
Destiny, a gray pit bull, races across the playpen as Hannah Squire watches on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Spanish Fork. Squire would bring dogs out one by one to run and play outside.
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