Adopt-A-Pet - Animal Inn, No 5 Author:Virginia Vail Pets for sale. Val is horrified when the Essex Humane Society Animal Shelter burns down. Not only are a lot of animals injured, but now they're truly homeless. — Then Val gets a great idea. Why not have a Country Fair to raise money for a new shelter? Everybody can pitch in, and they can even raffle off pets to good homes. Once Val enlists the he... more »lp of eccentric old Miss Maggie Rafferty, it looks as if every pet will find a home.
Then Val and Doc Taylor discover that a burro is being badly mistreated on a nearby farm. The little donkey is nearly dead from exhaustion. Is this the one pet nobody wants? Anybody else might think so, but not Val Taylor!« less
This is a great story for kids (probably around 4th or 5th grade level) about a girl and her father who is a vet. I read it as a kid and recommend it highly for any young animal lover.