A cat is shown. The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter will reduce adoption fees for cats and dogs from 1 year on up. Cats aged 1-7 years are $40 and those over 7 years are free. (Photo courtesy of UPAWS)

MARQUETTE — This weekend, Bounty Paper Towels is partnering with participating Best Friends Animal Society network partners to surprise new pet owners by helping to pick up adoption fees at shelters across the country.

That includes the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter where adoption fees will be reduced for cats and dogs from 1 year on up. Cats aged 1-7 years are $40 and those over 7 years are free.

Dogs 1-7 years will be $90 and those 7 years on up are free.

Adoptions include spay, neuter, vaccinations, microchip, and health check. UPAWS in Gwinn is open by appointment. Available pets can be previewed at www.upaws.org — the link to appointments is on pet’s bios.

For every pet Bounty helps get adopted, it can save two lives: the pet who goes home and the one who now has space to come to UPAWS.

UPAWS is located at 815 South State Highway M553, Gwinn. For more information, call 906-475-6661 or visit www.upaws.org.