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Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo with Michigan Humane Society is this weekend

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Posted at 1:14 PM, May 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-17 13:14:53-04

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Michigan Humane Society's Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo is back once again, this time happening on Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 at the Detroit Zoo.

It's one of the nation's largest off-site pet adoption events and happens twice a year at the Detroit Zoo.

Since its inception in 1993, more than 25,000 dogs, cats and rabbits have been placed into new homes during the event.

It's a free event and takes place in the parking lot beneath the zoo's landmark water tower.

The event runs from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.