The Coastal Humane Society is looking for homes for the holidays for its latest group of rescued animals – 35 puppies from Blairesville, Georgia.

To make the rescue extra special, the shelter will deliver the pet to the home of the adopter on Christmas Day, dressed as Santa or Santa’s elves.

The shelter will deliver any shelter pet, whether it’s a puppy, cat, dog, or small animal to its new home on Christmas morning.

The puppies will be available for adoption on Saturday, Dec. 19 at Range Road, Brunswick when the shelter opens at noon. Adopters can take home the pet then and there if approved for adoption, or sign up to have a special delivery made on Christmas day. The shelter will also offer Christmas Eve pick-up from noon to 3 p.m. if adopters would like to take home their pet on Christmas Eve.

The shelter is thrilled to be offering the Home for the Holidays Delivery Service and hopes many adopters will take advantage of it.

Shelter officials clarify that giving a pet as a gift is not always in the best interest of the animal and stress that this special is only for pets that will live in the same household as the person who arranges for the delivery. “Otherwise you would risk giving an animal to someone who isn’t prepared for it, or even interested in having a pet,” noted Shelter Executive Director Joe Montisano.

A preview album of the puppies will be posted on the shelter’s Facebook page by Wednesday, Dec. 16, which can be viewed at www.facebook.com/coastalhumanesociety.

For more information about the shelter or the event, please call 725-5051.