WEST PALM BEACH, FL– (August 19, 2021) – Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has joined NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations’ Clear the Shelters™ Pet Adoption Campaign August 23 to September 19. This is the seventh consecutive year that NBC and Telemundo owned stations present their popular pet adoption campaign to area communities. Since 2015, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations’ Clear the Shelters™ campaign has helped more than 551,000 pets find new homes. Visit ClearTheShelters.com for more information.
“We are excited to participate in this national adoption promotion again. Last year’s Clear the Shelters™ event resulted in 522 adoptions,” said 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.
For those looking to adopt a new cat or dog, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League will offer Name Your Own Price adoptions throughout the Clear the Shelters™ event, plus adopters will receive a goody bag while supplies last. Peggy Adams will also be offering adopters 15% off in their Shaggy Shoppe Boutique and a free ID tag from September 13 to September 19.
This year’s Clear the Shelters™ will again feature online donations through fundraising partner Greater Good Charities. Those interested in donating to a participating shelter or rescue can visit the Greater Good Charities’ donation site during the campaign at
ClearTheSheltersFund.org, which will also be accessible via ClearTheShelters.com. Hill’s Pet Nutrition is the national sponsor for its fourth Clear the Shelters™ campaign this year.
Virtual pet adoptions are also returning for the 2021 campaign through partner WeRescue. The WeRescue app enables users to locate adoptable pets in their area, submit their adoption applications and ask questions directly to shelters. iHeartDogs, a previous Clear the Shelters™ partner, will again donate needed pet supplies to select shelters this year. Leading social media animal brand The Dodo will again serve as a media partner.
Local fundraising totals and the number of pets adopted from area shelters via virtual and
in-person adoptions will be announced by the stations after the conclusion of Clear the Shelters™.
For more information on Clear the Shelters™, including participating animal shelters and rescues, along with details on local events, visit ClearTheShelters.com and the Spanish language site DesocuparlosAlbergues.com. Follow the effort on Twitter @ClearTheShelter, and on social media using #ClearTheShelters and #DesocuparLosAlbergues.
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 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. Peggy Adams is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925. For more information and to donate, please visit PeggyAdams.org.
About Clear the Shelters™
Clear The Shelters™ / Desocupar Los Albergues® is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal. Every year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC and Telemundo owned stations, plus affiliated stations, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to host Clear the Shelters™ events. NBCUniversal Local’s Clear the Shelters™ campaign was inspired by a 2014 North Texas pet adoption event hosted by
NBC 5 / KXAS and Telemundo 39 / KXTX and dozens of area shelters that resulted in the most adopted pets in one day for North Texas. Since 2015, NBCUniversal Local’s Clear the Shelters™ pet adoption campaign has resulted in more than a half million pets finding new homes. Visit ClearTheShelters.com and DesocuparLosAlbergues.com for more information.
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Media Contact: Cara MacVane, Email; 561.685.2342
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Contact: Lauren Ellis, Email; (Office) 561.472.8845
