Please call the Mason City Stray Animal Shelter at 641-424-3617 for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n Adoption fee covers the following veterinarian\u00a0services: spay\/neuter surgery, age appropriate\u00a0vaccinations, flea and dewormer treatment, feline leukemia\/FIV test in cats, heartworm test for dogs.<\/p>\n Animals listed with the Mason City Stray Animal Shelter will be held for 7 days from the \u201cEntry Date\u201d to give the opportunity for an owner to reclaim them.\u00a0 If not reclaimed, the animal will be made available for adoption to the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n Learn more about our \u201cSponsor-A-Pet\u201d program by clicking\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"sponsor-logo\"](\"http:\/\/www.hsni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sponsor-logo-300x211.jpg\"){kind=logo}
<\/p>\nGilbert has been sponsored by Carmen Stene in honor of Arlene<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nName:<\/strong> Gilbert Full Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n Gilbert is a gentle soul wrapped in a sturdy little pitbull body\u2014a white-coated sweetheart with soft eyes that seem to ask, \u201cIs it okay if I trust you?\u201d<\/em> Life hasn\u2019t always been kind to him. He came in young, a stray, sticking close to his loyal pal Arnie, unsure of the world but hoping it might finally be safe.<\/p>\n Bashful by nature, Gilbert doesn\u2019t rush into anything. He takes his time, watching, learning, quietly building courage one small step at a time. But behind that timid start is an incredibly loving heart. Once he knows you, he leans in softly, offering the kind of sweetness that feels earned and deeply real.<\/p>\n Gilbert is looking for someone patient and kind\u2014someone who will show him that life doesn\u2019t have to be scary. In return, he\u2019ll teach you something too: how trust grows, how love can be gentle, and how even the shyest hearts can bloom when given the chance.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Primary Breed:<\/strong>\u00a0Pitbull
\n<\/strong>Gender:<\/strong>\u00a0Male
\n<\/strong>Entry Date:<\/strong> 03\/28\/26
\n<\/strong>Birth Date:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Adoption Fee:\u00a0<\/strong>$250.00<\/p>\n
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