What to Know
- Shelters across the country team up with NBC and Telemundo to help pets in need find loving homes through Clear the Shelters, an annual pet adoption and donation campaign
- In San Diego, NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 are teaming up with dozens of local shelters. Find a list of participating locations using the interactive map below or clicking here
- The campaign runs from Aug. 1 to 31 but on Aug. 27, pet adoption fees will be waived at participating shelters in San Diego County as part of the effort to truly Clear the Shelters
As part of NBC and Telemundo's nationalwide effort to Clear the Shelters, NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 in San Diego are teaming up with dozens of San Diego County shelters to raise donations and find loving homes for hundreds of pets in need.
How Can I Adopt a Pet Through Clear The Shelters?
The WeRescue app enables users to browse for adoptable pets in their area by breed, gender, size and other factors using their smartphone. Users can also submit their adoption applications and ask questions directly to shelters through the app.
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Refer to the interactive map below, or click the link here, to identify a participating shelter near you and help us Clear The Shelters, San Diego!
How Can I Make a Donation to a Local Animal Shelter?
The annual Clear the Shelters event, which runs from Aug. 1 to 31 this year, also relies on your donations.
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The 2022 NBC and Telemundo Clear The Shelters event will again feature online donations through partners Greater Good Charities, a global nonprofit, and The Animal Rescue Site, which will host the fundraising and cover all transaction fees so that 100 percent of donations go directly to shelters and rescues in need. Online donations can be made to participating shelters or rescues during the campaign at ClearTheSheltersFund.org, which is also accessible via ClearTheShelters.com.
Virtual pet adoptions are also returning for the fourth consecutive campaign through partner WeRescue. The WeRescue app enables users to browse for adoptable pets in their area by breed, gender, size and other factors using their smartphone. Users can also submit their adoption applications and ask questions directly to shelters through the app.
Hill's Pet Nutrition, a global leader in science-based pet nutrition, is returning as a national sponsor for a fifth year in a row. Joining the campaign this year as a national sponsor is global animal health company Zoetis, the maker of both Simparica Trio and Apoquel.
The Dodo, the leading animal and pet brand, will serve as an exclusive media partner for the sixth campaign.
Over 100,000 pets were adopted during last year’s event, but millions more remain homeless. Every year, 6.5 million animals end up in shelters nationwide — and only 3.2 million are adopted, according to the ASPCA.
Follow the effort on Twitter @ClearTheShelter, and on social media using the hashtags #ClearTheShelters and #DesocuparLosAlbergues.
