Palm Beach County, FL- (October 13, 2022) Each year, local animal rescue groups join together for the
Countdown 2 Zero (C2Z) Adoption Event – Palm Beach County’s (PBC) in an effort to save the lives of hundreds of animals.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and PBC’s Public Safety Department Division Animal Care & Control (PBCACC) opened its doors on September 24 to host local rescues for the day long C2Z kick-off event. Both campuses were filled with adorable, adoptable animals looking for homes. Adoption promotions and specials continued at each individual shelter and/or rescue organization through October 1, 2022, and an impressive 224 animals found new homes during this week-long adoption event.
“This year’s C2Z Adoption Event truly celebrated the collaborative effort of multiple local rescues, connected passionate animal lovers from all over Palm Beach County and sent 224 amazing animals to their forever homes,” said Sue Berry, CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “We are very grateful to all of our sponsors who helped make this event such a success and to all the rescues that participated and those who came out to adopt!”
Rescue organizations that participated in the 9th Annual C2Z Adoption Event included: Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League; PBCACC; Animal Rescue Force of South Florida, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, Dezzy’s Second Chance Animal Rescue, Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch; The Grateful Dog Haven, and Tri-County Animal Rescue.
Sponsors included: MetLife Pet Insurance; PetMeds; BRK Republic; Camp Bow Wow Boca; Camp Rusty Dog; Conkling & Lewis Construction; Daszkal Bolton; Flagler Bank; Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch; Inn the Doghouse; Jake’s Pet Supply, Jolene & Larry Shapiro; Nozzle Nolen Pest Solutions; The Pet Taxi; Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA; Scenthound; Velocity Community Credit Union; Very Important Paws; Veterinary Emergency Group; WPBF 25 News; Sunny 107.9 FM; 850 WFTL; 97.9 WRMF; New country 103.1; X 102.3; Party 96.3; Fox Sports 640AM
About the Countdown 2 Zero initiative:
Launched in 2014, Countdown 2 Zero is a public/private community collaboration, initiated by Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, PBCACC, and the PBC Board of County Commissioners, to bring local animal welfare organizations together and end the euthanasia of adoptable animals in PBC. To learn more, please visit countdown2zero.org or email info@countdown2zero.org
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League:
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League provides critical services to more than 34,000 animals each year and collaborates with local area rescues to expand the lifesaving work in PBC.
The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is to provide shelter to lost, homeless, and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement, and education to further the bond between people and animals. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity navigator. Peggy Adams is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925. For more information and to donate, please visit PeggyAdams.org
About PBCACC:
The mission of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control is to encourage pet owners to be responsible for pets in their care by providing educational programs on humane treatment, animal behavior training, and proper control. Animal Care and Control provides safe shelter and veterinary care for lost, abandoned and unwanted animals; returns to owners or adopt to new homes, as many impounded animals as possible; encourages spay/neuter by providing reduced-cost surgery for Palm Beach County pet owners. The agency also enforces county, state, and federal animal laws, and conducts other effective programs which protect the health, safety, and welfare of animals and the residents of Palm Beach County. For more information, please visit pbcgov.com/animal
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