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Empty the Shelters: Pet adoption fees reduced this weekend

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BISSELL Pet Foundation’s (BPF) Empty the Shelters (ETS) event will take place July 10-12.

More than 160 of BPF’s shelter and rescue partners are participating in this reduced fee adoption event which will aim to find forever homes for thousands of cats and dogs.

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Now’s the time to adopt a new best friend for $25 or less at one of the 40 locations across Michigan.

Here are some of the Detroit-area participants:

  • Detroit Dog Rescue - St. Clair Shores
  • Friends For Animals of Metro Detroit - Dearborn
  • Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control – Detroit
  • Saving Cats & Kittens In Michigan - Livonia
  • Do Only Good Animal Rescue – Pontiac
  • Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center - Pontiac

For more, go to: www.bissellpetfoundation.org/ets

All animals included in the ETS promotion will be microchipped and spayed/neutered to prevent further pet homelessness.

BISSEL said since the program began in 2016, Empty the Shelters has found homes for 37,394 pets and counting. During the COVID-19 pandemic alone, 6,231 pets were adopted during two ETS events executed by appointment only, according to BISSEL.

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