Posted by Daniela Lopez on July eleventh, 2023
It’s that point of yr once more: Each August, greater than a thousand animal shelters and rescue organizations nationwide decide to “Clear the Shelters” and assist animals in want discover loving properties. Greater than 860,000 pets have discovered their ceaselessly properties since NBC and Telemundo-owned tv stations launched the primary nationwide Clear the Shelters occasion in 2015. Final yr noticed a record-breaking 161,000 adoptions and over $540,000 raised. A formidable 1,400 shelters and rescues from each state, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, participated.
Clear the Shelters 2023
This yr’s month-long effort (August 1 by way of August 31) will characteristic each in-person and digital pet adoptions. Collaborating shelters and humane teams may also supply a bunch of particular enticements, together with lowering or waiving pet adoption charges to make it simpler for households and people to undertake a pet. Digital pet adoptions are additionally returning for the fifth consecutive marketing campaign by way of Clear The Shelters associate WeRescue.
Native affiliate stations may also cowl these occasions and highlight each the obstacles pets in want face and a number of the pleased endings made doable by these occasions. Collaborating shelters and rescue organizations drastically admire this consideration.
Collaborating Rescue and Shelter Highlights
- Stray Cat Alliance helps cats by way of adoption, TNR, and donations. They discovered properties for 1,600 cats in 2022 and handle feral cat colonies by way of TNR. Additionally they donate meals and soak up new child kittens from native shelters
- Renegade Paws Rescue helps canines and cats within the Coastal Empire and surrounding areas who’ve been mistreated, deserted, or injured. They’ve saved 3,000 lives since they have been based in 2019.
- Muttville rescues senior and less-adoptable canines, offering medical consideration and fostering alternatives. They’ve helped over 10,000 canines discover loving properties by way of occasions and outreach.
Can’t Undertake? Donate
The 2023 Clear The Shelters occasion will once more characteristic on-line donations by way of associate Higher Good Charities, which is able to host fundraising. Donations may be made to taking part shelters or rescues in the course of the marketing campaign at ClearTheShelters.com.
“If adopting a pet just isn’t doable proper now, our companions at GreaterGood.org have a fantastic web site the place anybody can donate to shelters/rescues to assist them proceed their nice work. We’re excited for our NBC and Telemundo stations to current one other memorable Clear The Shelters marketing campaign this August,” says Valari Staab, President of NBCUniversal Owned Tv Stations.
The thought for Clear the Shelters originated from a pet adoption occasion in Texas, held in 2014. The occasion was an enormous success, with many pets discovering new properties in simply at some point. Consequently, NBCUniversal Native determined to make the marketing campaign nationwide the next yr.
Discover a record of taking part shelters close to you at cleartheshelters.com or take a look at native adoptable animals close to you on adoptapet.com. Whether or not you have an interest in adopting a canine or adopting a cat or just get pleasure from cuddling a kitty or pup, cease by your native occasion and cheer on the festivities. And get ready for adopting your pet with this new kitten and new pet guidelines.
