BISSELL Pet Foundation's Summer National Empty the Shelters™ Reduces Adoption Fees at Shelters Nationwide
27 Junio 2024 - 1:09PM
BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization,
announces its Summer National Empty the Shelters event from July
8-31, 2024. This lifesaving initiative, hosted at more than 390
shelters across 44 states, offers reduced-fee adoptions to help
homeless pets go from shelter kennels to the couches of loving
homes.
The warmer months add new challenges to our nation’s already
critically overwhelmed animal shelters. Summer is a time for
increased intakes, both owner surrenders and strays, as adoptions
slow. The lives of healthy, adoptable pets are on the line as space
remains limited and shelters work to keep up with the overwhelming
daily influx of pets. During the Summer National Empty the Shelters
event, BISSELL Pet Foundation aims to alleviate overcrowding and
provide thousands of pets an opportunity to find new families.
“Shelters are struggling with a variety of challenges right now
- some are evacuating pets because of wildfires, tornadoes, or even
loss of air conditioning in extreme heat, and others are
overcrowded and having to euthanize highly adoptable pets to make
space, a tragic situation," said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL
Pet Foundation. "BISSELL Pet Foundation's upcoming Summer National
Empty the Shelters event is a crucial opportunity for people to
make a real difference in their community through adoption. Every
single adoption saves a life and creates space to save another.
Please adopt and give a pet a chance it might otherwise not have.
If you can't adopt, fostering saves lives when shelters are full.
Deserving pets across the country are counting on all of us.”
Adopters can bring home a fully vaccinated, microchipped, and
spayed/neutered pet ready to be loved for $50 or less at a
participating location. All interested adopters must go through the
participating organization’s adoption process to ensure they are
the best match for the pet. The foundation supports these shelters
and rescues with reimbursement for each pet adopted.
BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters has helped more than
253,000 pets find loving homes since 2016. As BISSELL Pet
Foundation’s largest program, 762 animal welfare organizations in
47 states and Canada have participated throughout the years. During
BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters quarterly national
events, an average of 1,225 pets are adopted daily.
BISSELL Pet Foundation and participating organizations urge
families to research the pet they are interested in adopting and
the adoption requirements. To find a participating
organization near you or to donate to support Empty the Shelters,
visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org/empty-the-shelters.
###About BISSELL Pet
Foundation:BISSELL Pet Foundation is a charitable
501©(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to help reduce the
number of animals in shelters through pet adoption, spay/neuter
programs, microchipping, and crisis and disaster response. Founded
in 2011 by Cathy Bissell, BPF is an extension of her long-standing
love for animals and commitment to their welfare. BPF has since
partnered with more than 6,000 shelters and rescues across the U.S.
and Canada to help pets find loving homes. The foundation is
supported by generous donors and BISSELL Inc. where every purchase
saves pets. To learn more or make a lifesaving donation, visit
www.bissellpetfoundation.org.
- Save a life by choosing adoption during BISSELL Pet
Foundations' Summer National Empty the Shelters!
Brittany Schlacter
BISSELL Pet Foundation
616.600.9470
brittany.schlacter@bissell.com