Kason Cunnee, 9, left, and his sister, Taryn, 7, look at cats Sunday with their mother, Lindsey Weathington, during the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s “Pet-oween Adoption Party” at Evergreen Subaru at 49 Subaru Drive in Auburn. Taryn says she is looking for a cat to call her own because the other three members of her family each has a pet. The GAHS is holding the event to promote adoptions to make room at the crowded shelter. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Brittney Warren, left, and Shane Rines of Auburn get to know Navi on Sunday at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s “Pet-oween Adoption Party” at Evergreen Subaru at 49 Subaru Drive in Auburn. The couple say they are looking for another dog. The next step is to have Navi meet their dog to make sure they get along. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Taryn Cunnee presents her mother, Lindsey Weathington, with a kitten Sunday at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s “Pet-oween Adoption Party” at Evergreen Subaru at 49 Subaru Drive in Auburn. Officials say the GAHS has a backlog of cats and kittens for adoption and could be looking for families through February, when there is traditionally a lull. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal