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400+ shelters nationwide reduce adoption fees and find loving homes for pets

BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is bringing holiday hope to homeless pets by prompting a national call for adoption with its Empty the Shelters™ reduced-fee adoption event Dec. 2-17.  The Outer Banks SPCA will participate along with more than 400 shelters in 45 states. To help deserving shelter pets find loving homes, BISSELL Pet Foundation sponsors reduced adoption fees of $50 or less per cat or dog during each nationwide event.

• The Outer Banks SPCA will participate Dec. 2-17 at the Dare County Animal Shelter, 378 Airport Rd, Manteo, offering half price adoption fees for dogs six months and older and all cats and kittens.
• Adoption Hours – Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed 1-2 p.m.)
• All interested adopters can find more details online at obxspca.org

“It has been an incredibly challenging year for saving lives, as our nation’s shelters continue to take in more pets than they are adopting out. Tens of thousands of shelter pets—of all breeds, ages, and personalities—are desperately in need of homes,” said Cathy Bissell, founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope is more than an adoption event; it’s a lifeline for shelter pets. Please visit your local participating shelter to adopt or foster a pet this holiday season.”

“We have participated in Empty the Shelters over the past several years; this is our fourth Empty the Shelters this year. It is a very effective promotion tool and helps people adopt and support the Outer Banks SPCA” said Bill Coleman, Outer Banks SPCA executive director.

BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event is the largest funded adoption event in the country. This lifesaving event began in 2016 with a goal of encouraging more families to choose adoption. More than 300,000 pets have found loving homes since its inception. Empty the Shelters is BISSELL Pet Foundation’s largest program, partnering with 800 animal welfare organizations in 48 states and Canada to reduce adoption fees.

BISSELL Pet Foundation and The Outer Banks SPCA urge families to research the pet they are interested in adopting, as well as adoption requirements. For more information on adopting or donating to Empty the Shelters, go to bissellpetfoundation.org/empty-the-shelters and obxspca.org.

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