Animal Services will also change their adoption rates to honor the sponsors. This year, more than 50 shelters are participating, including Richardson. Last year, 38 pets were adopted during the event compared to a typical Saturday averaging three adoptions, according to Jammal.
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This year, the event has a national presence. It’s a day of second chances.
“It’s a great thing to get the dogs and cats out of here”, said Gabby Stroup, the manager at the Southold shelter. A leader in the no-kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals, as well as lifesaving programs in collaboration with its nationwide network of members and partners working to Save Them All. “Especially right now when our local Oakland shelters are seeing a spike in surrendered and stray animals”. When someone adopts from a shelter, it helps two animals.
Those interested in adopting a pet will be screened, Wood said.
My beloved golden retrievers, Max and Junior, both came from shelters. To know that they can finally enjoy the simple pleasures in life, like a cuddle on the couch or a auto ride to their favorite park, would be such a gratifying feeling. Shelter director Chris Huff says that all but one dog was adopted.
Here is Junior today, with all his swagger and grey muzzle.
Additional information about the shelters, including location, operation hours and current animals can be found on SBK’s website.
Humane Society staffers noted that all of these hundreds of animals equally need a loving home.
Over 100 shelters across the country are participating, with many concentrated on the East Coast, and in Texas, California and Arizona.
Because they will fill up soon.
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This week, NBC celebrities like Andy Cohen, Hoda Kotb and Natalie Morales, have taken to their Twitter and Instagram accounts to promote the adoption event, using the hashtag #ClearTheShelters.
