Pet of the Week

Victor the pit bull mix has nothing but puppy love to give

Last week's featured pet, Prince, is still waiting for his forever home. But, from before that, Oreo has been adopted.

This week, meet Victor, a sweet 5-month-old pit bull mix who has been at the SPCA of Texas for nearly four months. He was transferred from the Tri City Animal Shelter in the hopes of finding his new family here.

Victor's name says it all: This pup is a winner all around. He has a shiny tan coat with handsome white markings and cute fold-over ears just begging to be rubbed. Plus, he is as smart as he is good-looking, because he can already sit and stay on command.

He's still a baby, so he loves to run and play games. He is also considered a VIP (very important pet) because he has been waiting for his new, loving family for more than 30 days, so he has a lower adoption price.

Victor has been neutered and microchipped, and he has received his age-appropriate vaccinations. Come meet Victor (#116413) today at the SPCA of Texas’ Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas at 2400 Lone Star Dr., near I-30 and Hampton Road. The center is open seven days a week, noon-6 pm.

Regular adoption fees are $95-$125 for puppies 0-6 months, $75-$95 for adult dogs 6 months or older, $50 for senior dogs 7 years or older, $50 for VIP dogs, $95 for kittens, $75 for adult cats, $50 for senior cats 7 years and older, and $50 for VIP cats.

The adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, heartworm test for dogs 6 months and older, initial heartworm preventative for dogs, feline leukemia test for cats 4 months and older, microchip, rabies tag, and free leash or cat carrier. Call 214-742-SPCA (7722) or visit the SPCA website for more information.

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Holiday News

Amazon is hiring 8,000 holiday employees in Dallas-Fort Worth

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As the 2024 holiday shopping season approaches, Amazon is doing its annual round of hiring, seeking to fill 250,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles across the U.S., including 18,000 positions in Texas and 8,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Seasonal Amazon jobs offer competitive pay, flexible schedules, and, as a release so eloquently puts it, "the opportunity to be part of the bustling retail industry during its busiest time of year." LOL. Many of these seasonal roles also come with the potential to transition into regular, full-time employment after the holidays.

The release does not specify which positions are open but one can assume packing and delivering boxes are involved.

Interested applicants can go to amazon.com/localjobs or text NEWJOB to 31432 to sign up for job alerts. Open roles are posted throughout the holiday season.

Pay and Benefits
All seasonal employees earn at least $18 per hour, and have access to comprehensive benefits like health care coverage from their first day of employment.

Approximately one-third of seasonal employees stay on year after year.

Seasonal employees who stay at the company can see an average pay increase of 15 percent over their first three years.

Amazon perks include career advancement opportunities; access to earned pay at any time; health, vision, and dental insurance from the first day on the job; a 401(k) with company match; and up to 20 weeks of paid pregnancy/parental leave for birth parents (six weeks for eligible supporting parents).

They also get Amazon Prime employee discount, and Amazon’s Resources for Living program, a free benefit offering mental health and financial services and support for employees, their families, and their households.