Animal Friends of the Valleys celebrates 10 years of service in the Valley
WILDOMAR – Animal Friends of the Valleys celebrated 10 years of service at 33751 Mission Trail Road in Wildomar with a special ceremony and shelter tour on their Facebook live feed Sunday, Oct. 18.AFV, a state-of-the-art nonprofit animal shelter, was built to care for lost or homeless animals in the cities of Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Menifee and surrounding rural county areas. On Oct. 4, 2010, AFV opened the shelter doors and attended to over 15,486 animals in the first year. Last year, the shelter’s numbers dropped to 9,806 dogs and cats. AFV’s mission is to help end pet overpopulation in the cities they serve as seen by the reduction of those animals entering the shelter.The shelter has 32,000 square feet and offers temperature-controlled ro