West Palm Beach, FL (August 12, 2019) Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League recently announced it is participating in NBC 6 and Telemundo’s fifth annual Clear the Shelters™ pet adoption drive on Saturday, August 17, 2019. On this day, Peggy Adams will offer waived pet adoption fees to help local families adopt a new pet. Since 2015, NBC 6 and Telemundo 51 stations’ nationwide Clear the Shelters™ campaign has helped more than a quarter million pets of all types find new homes.
“We are excited participate in this national promotion again. Last year’s Clear the Shelters™ event resulted in close to 70 adoptions in one Saturday at Peggy Adams. Clear the Shelters™ helps to raise awareness about the importance of pet adoption and the overcrowding issues that local animal shelters typically experience in the summer months because of spring and summer litters,” stated Rich Anderson, Executive Director/CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “Adoption events such as this enable us to find wonderful, loving homes so that we can continue our mission of saving more homeless animals’ lives,” continued Anderson.
WHAT: Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League (and Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control) to participate as an official Clear the Shelters™ partner with NBC 6 and Telemundo 51. On Saturday, August 17th, Peggy Adams will waive pet adoption fees to help families adopt a new pet. All dogs and cats are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. All Peggy Adams’ adopters receive a free bag of Hill’s Pet Nutrition food, 30 days of free PetFirst Pet Insurance, a registered HomeAgain Microchip, and a free hurricane preparedness bag for pet items. Dogs also receive a complimentary Essential Care Package from Scenthound, a free duffle bag for hurricane pet preparedness supplies from Hill’s and free basic training classes from Peggy Adams. Two food trucks will also be on-site from 11am-4pm. For more information, please visit PeggyAdams.org
WHEN: Saturday, August 17th from 10 AM to 6 PM
WHERE: Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, 3100/3200 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control, 7100 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach. FL 33411
INFO: Visit CleartheShelters.com to access more information about Clear the Shelters™, including the full list of local participating animal shelters.
ADOPTION: A real-time pet “Adoption Tracker” – posted on CleartheShelters.com – will
TRACKER record the total number of pets that are adopted across all participating markets.
SOCIAL: Use the hashtags #CleartheShelters and #DesocuparlosAlbergues to follow the effort on social media.
For more information about NBC 6 and Telemundo 51 stations’ pet adoption campaign, please visit CleartheShelters.com. To access information in Spanish, please visit DesocuparlosAlbergues.com and follow #DesocuparlosAlbergues.
Clear the Shelters™ is an initiative spearheaded by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal. Clear the Shelters™ is sponsored nationally by Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Cat’s Pride.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League saves more lives than any other rescue organization in Palm Beach County and provides critical services to more than 30,000 animals each year.
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, and is the first animal shelter in South Florida to become AAHA (American Animal Hospital Association) accredited. The League is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925. For more information, please visit PeggyAdams.org.
About Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control:
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. In addition to appropriately enforcing county, state, and federal animal laws, 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 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 www.pbcgov.com/animal
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