FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – With animal shelters across the nation facing an overcrowding crisis, thousands of highly adoptable pets are waiting for their second chances. Here in Fort Wayne, Animal Care and Control teamed up with BISSELL for a new push that runs through the middle of October hoping to find animals their forever homes.
FWACC released the following:
Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is proud to partner with BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, for its Fall National “Empty the Shelters.” From Oct. 1 – 15, BISSELL Pet Foundation will sponsor reduced adoption fees of $50 or less at more than 345 shelters in 42 states.
FWACC will participate Oct. 1-15 at 3020 Hillegas Rd. Fort Wayne, IN. 46808.
This will include all offsite locations: Covington Veterinary Hospital, Westside Animal Hospital, Black Forest Cat Café, Pet Supplies Plus, and Petsmart stores.
Offering $50 adoption fees for dogs six months and older.
Fee-Waived for all adult cats, kittens, and small animals
All interested adopters can find more details online
BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event is the largest funded adoption event in the country. With a goal of encouraging more families to choose adoption, this lifesaving effort has helped more than 190,000 pets find loving homes since 2016. As BISSELL Pet Foundation’s largest program, a total of 687 animal welfare organizations in 49 states and Canada have participated throughout the years. During BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” quarterly national events, an average of 1,225 shelter pets are adopted each day.
“Our nation’s animal shelters are facing an overcrowding crisis unlike anything we have experienced in more than a decade. The devastating increase in owner surrenders and stray intakes has left tens of thousands of socialized, house-trained, and leash-trained pets desperate to find a home,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “Our Fall National ‘Empty the Shelters’ will support the adoption of thousands of pets across the country, helping shelters in this critical time. Opening your home to a shelter pet saves a life and creates space to give another pet a chance.”
Since December 2022, Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control has participated in BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event three times. Because of this event, over 430 animals were adopted. FWACC hopes these events will continue to help their adoptable animals find their forever homes.
“We are proud to have partnered with BISSELL Pet Foundation in the past and excited to partner with them again. We believe that their support creates an opportunity for the community to add a loving and loyal companion to their family,” states Director Amy-Jo Sites.
Adoption is a lifetime commitment. BISSELL Pet Foundation and Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control urge families to do their research about the pet they are interested in adopting, as well as adoption requirements. For more information on adopting or donating to “Empty the Shelters,” click here
More on the BISSELL Pet Foundation here
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