Almost 5,000 pets in the Philadelphia area now are out of shelters and into homes thanks to the NBC and Telemundo owned stations there, WCAU and WWSI, respectively. Launched in July and culminating on Clear the Shelters day, Saturday, Aug. 19, the stations’ pet adoption initiative included the participation of nearly 50 animal shelters in […]
Almost 5,000 pets in the Philadelphia area now are out of shelters and into homes thanks to the NBC and Telemundo owned stations there, WCAU and WWSI, respectively.
Launched in July and culminating on Clear the Shelters day, Saturday, Aug. 19, the stations’ pet adoption initiative included the participation of nearly 50 animal shelters in the Greater Philadelphia region.
On Saturday, Aug. 19 alone, 1,450 adoptions took place, a 30% increase from 2016.
Nationally, the third annual Clear the Shelters campaign resulted in the adoption of more than 68,000 pets.
Since 2015, the NBC/Telemundo stations’ Clear the Shelters campaign has resulted in more than 141,000 pet adoptions.
“It feels great knowing that through the combined efforts of our partner shelters and rescue groups, volunteers, sponsors, and our viewers, we were able to exceed the number of pet adoptions from last year and helped nearly 5,000 animals find homes this summer,” said Ric Harris, WCAU’s general manager.
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