Friends of the Animals is hosting a giveback and dog adoption event on Saturday

BATON ROUGE – Friends of the Animals held a drive for pets looking for homes on Saturday, as well as an event to adopt dogs.

The event ran from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Agile Brewing. The local microbrewery donated $1 from every beer purchased to the cause. They also threw in a free drink with every donation of dog food or toys. Agile Brewing unveiled a new beer — Puppy Pause — for the special event.

Friends of the Animals is a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from shelters to help them find forever homes. WBRZ Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus partnered with FOTA for Dog Days of Summer — an initiative to help place 50 dogs in forever homes for the fall.

“We take in dogs from seven shelters in the Baton Rouge area. We have adopted out about 8,000 dogs since we started 14 years ago,” said President Cindy Berggreen.

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