FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control says that there were 103 adoptions while it participating in BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” – Holiday Hope event.
Nationwide, from Dec. 1-11, nearly 12,700 homeless pets were adopted just in time for the holidays.
Through all the “Empty the Shelter” events in 2022, the total number of pets adopted was 56,993.
Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control participated Dec. 1-9 and offered fee-waived adoptions for cats and small animals and $25 for dogs ages 6 months and older. This event included not only our shelter, but at all of our offsite cat adoptions: all three PetSmart locations, Pet Supplies Plus stores, and The Black Forrest Cat Café.
Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control released the following:
“Empty the Shelters” is the nation’s largest funded adoption event and has become a critical lifesaving tool for relieving overcrowded shelters. The nationwide reduced-fee adoption event was hosted at 290 shelters in 43 states. BISSELL Pet Foundation provides grants for each adoption – $50 per dog and $20 per cat – allowing shelters to reduce adoption fees to $50 or less. All pets adopted through this event are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, an additional cost savings for the family, making the choice to adopt even more affordable.
“BISSELL Pet Foundation is thrilled to have helped thousands of pets find homes during a time when our nation’s shelters are struggling with higher rates of owner surrenders and longer stays for pets,” said Cathy Bissell, founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “It has been a challenging year of saving lives, and we are grateful for the adopters who brought hope to shelter pets this holiday season.”
With this being FWACC’s first time participating in the vent – 87 cats, 11 dogs, and five small animals were adopted. This gave 103 animals a new forever home in only six days.
“The event was a success! We appreciate the opportunity from Bissell to support our community in finding their new family members,” said Adoption Supervisor, Lindsay Pease.
For more information on adopting or donating to “Empty the Shelters,” visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org/empty-the-shelters as well as www.fwacc.org.
About BISSELL Pet Foundation:
BISSELL Pet Foundation is a charitable 501©(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to help reduce the number of animals in shelters through pet adoption, spay/neuter programs, vaccinations, microchipping and crisis and disaster response. Founded in 2011 by Cathy Bissell, BPF is an extension of her long-standing love for animals and commitment to their welfare. BPF has since partnered with more than 5,700 shelters and rescues across the U.S. and Canada to help pets find loving homes. The foundation is supported by generous donors and BISSELL Inc. where every purchase saves pets. To learn more and donate, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org.
About Empty the Shelters:
BISSELL Pet Foundation’s mission to find every pet a loving home is the driving force behind “Empty the Shelters.” In 2016, BISSELL Pet Foundation created this reduced-fee adoption event to make an immediate impact on the nation’s ongoing pet homelessness problem. Since then, this event has grown to be BISSELL Pet Foundation’s most prominent program and the country’s largest funded adoption event. To date, “Empty the Shelters” has helped find homes for nearly 140,000 pets at 611 shelters in 47 states and Canada and provided more than $7.6 million in direct funding to shelter partners to support pet adoptions. For more information, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org/empty-the-shelters.
