Homeless animals meet new friends and forever homes on a hike in Abilene State Park

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The All Kind Animal Initiative partnered with Abilene State Park for an event that allowed people to hike with a four-legged friend in search of a forever home.

Many people from the area gathered on Saturday morning to go on a hike with 15 homeless dogs. Being able to enjoy the great outdoors was one thing, but finding these animals a forever home was the goal in mind, according to Brett Silverman, volunteer program coordinator for All Kind Animal Initiative.

“A lot of people don’t realize, but we have over 300 animals in our care just at our city shelter, which is extremely overcrowded for what we can actually handle. These events are extremely important in getting the dogs out and finding their forever home,” Silverman explained.

Two of the dogs on the hike, Iris and Drake, go home forever. Their hikers fell in love with them and immediately took the initiative to adopt them.

Abilene State Park and the All Kind Animal Initiative plan to join forces to host another hike with even more animals. Take a look below to see an overview of the hike: