Thanks To NBC, More Than 500,000 Pets Find Homes

Since 2014, NBC and Telemundo owned stations’ Clear The Shelters campaign has helped more than half a million pets find new homes.

Think about that a minute.

That means that 500,000 dogs, cats and an assortment of other pet animals, are not in a shelter.

That means that there are more than 500,000 individuals and families whose lives are enriched because they have a pet to love in their homes.

This year’s Clear The Shelters campaign resulted in the adoption of more than 130,000 pets and counting, as animal shelters continue to report in.

Thanks to donations made by individuals all across the country, the campaign also raised more than $1.185 million to benefit shelters/rescue.

In Trenton, N.J., a dog that had been living in a shelter for seven years found a new home.

To help those shelters, Saturday Night Live cast member and artist, Melissa Villaseñor, designed an event t-shirt inspired by her shelter dog, Penny.

And here’s a love story with a happy ending.

Clear The Shelters / Desocupar Los Albergues is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal.

Visit ClearTheShelters.com, DesocuparLosAlbergues.com for more information.

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