Shaylon: Funny, Active, and Smart

13-year-old Shaylon is very well-mannered and sweet. He said adoption means a family will continually take care of him and keep him safe.

“I really want to get adopted, because I don’t want to keep moving from home to home, it gets aggravating.”

Watch the entire interview by clicking the image above.


This story originally aired on WXII, and we thank Audrey Biesk for the interview.

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