The Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be handing out Christmas presents to its resident cats and dogs on Christmas Day, starting at 1 p.m.

Since it opened in 2020, the CCAS has found homes for over 5,000 unwanted, abandoned and neglected animals. Although the staff hopes every animal finds a loving home quickly, ultimately there will be cats and dogs in the shelter on Christmas Day. To make the day special for those residents, staff and volunteers will hand out presents to each dog and cat in the shelter, give them a special dinner, and shower them with the same love they will soon be getting in their forever home.

CCAS is accepting donations from its caring and supportive community.

Donors can check out the shelter’s current Wish List of items as well as its Chewy and Amazon Wish Lists at CapeCoralAnimalShelter.com.

Gifts for the cats and dogs should be wrapped and tagged “cat” or “dog.”

For more information, please see the shelter website at CapeCoralAnimalShelter.com.