“ADOPT & DONATE” CAMPAIGN RETURNS AUG. 1 TO AUG. 31
Visit ClearTheShelters.com To Adopt A Pet or Donate To An Animal Shelter or Rescue in Your Community
WEST PALM BEACH, FL– (July 25, 2022) – Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has joined NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations’ Clear the Shelters™ Pet Adoption Campaign that runs from August 1 through August 31. This is the eighth 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.
“We are excited to participate in this national adoption promotion again. Last year’s Clear the Shelters™ event resulted in 535 adoptions,” said Sue Berry, CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “Adoption events such as this bring awareness of adoption to the front of everyone’s mind, enabling us to place more animals into loving homes, and helps create space on our adoption floor for the next animal in need.”
For those looking to adopt a new cat or dog, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League will offer Name Your Own Price* adoptions for animals 5 months and older throughout the Clear the Shelters™ event, plus adopters will receive a goody bag while supplies last. (*A rabies tag fee applies to Palm Beach County residents).
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 fifth Clear the Shelters™ campaign and Zoetis joins as a national sponsor for the first time.
Local fundraising totals and the number of pets adopted from area shelters 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 provides critical services to more than 34,000 animals each year and collaborates with local area rescues to expand the lifesaving work in Palm Beach County.
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 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.
