Ready to adopt a pet? Miami-Dade County Animal Services is teaming up with Animal Planet and the ASPCA to waive adoption fees beginning September 2, 2014
''R.O.A.R To Their Rescue'' makes pet adoptions easy
(MIAMI, September 2, 2014) – September is the perfect time to spread the love and adopt a new furry best friend. And to make it easier than ever, Miami-Dade County Animal Services (Animal Services) is teaming up with Animal Planet in collaboration with the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) to waive adoption fees for dogs and cats starting Tuesday, September 2.
The all-new ''R.O.A.R. To Their Rescue'' program will provide grants to participating animal welfare organizations, including Miami-Dade County Animal Services as well as organizations in Cleveland, Ohio and Austin, Texas, to cover the cost of adoption fees. The ''R.O.A.R. To Their Rescue'' program will run indefinitely starting September 1 in Cleveland and Austin and September 2 in Miami until each market reaches a $25,000 cap in fee waived adoptions. Please visit, AnimalPlanet.com/RoarToTheirRescue for more information.
''Animal Planet could not be prouder to collaborate with the ASPCA and Miami-Dade County Animal Services on the 'R.O.A.R. To Their Rescue' campaign,'' said Rick Holzman, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Animal Planet. ''This program will ensure that thousands of adoptable dogs and cats are welcomed into forever homes, while also promoting national animal adoption awareness.''
Miami-Dade County Animal Service will waive adoption fees for cats and dogs of all ages both at the shelter location 7401 NW 74 Street and all off-site pet adoption events until the ''R.O.A.R. To Their Rescue'' grant runs out. All other criteria for adoption will remain the same.
''We are thrilled to work with Animal Planet to support Miami-Dade County Animal Services efforts to find more animals homes and save more lives by subsidizing pet adoption fees,'' said Michael Barrett, Vice President of Grants Management for the ASPCA. ''We hope that this program will inspire the public to consider visiting their local shelter and to find their perfect match.''
Animal Planet, a multi-media business unit of Discovery Communications, is the world's only entertainment brand that immerses viewers in the full range of life in the animal kingdom with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television and mobile community for immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment, information and enrichment. Animal Planet consists of the Animal Planet television network, available in more than 94 million homes in the US; online assets www.animalplanet.com, the ultimate online destination for all things animal; Animal Planet L!VE, the go-to digital destination for round-the-clock, unfiltered access to the animal kingdom; and other media platforms including a robust Video-on-Demand (VOD) service, and merchandising extensions Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) will offer an incentive program for approved pet foster parents called the GIFT (Grant Incentive for Foster Toolkits) Program. The GIFT Program will provide pet foster parents with supplies based on the pets’ basic and medical needs, including pet food, crates, formula and bottles for neonates, cat litter, booster vaccines, and medications if needed.
About Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) provides care and refuge for over 27,000 unwanted dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff and volunteers work diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting off-site adoption at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with over 70 rescue organizations who share in our goal of a No Kill Miami-Dade County.
About the ASPCA®
Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first animal welfare organization in North America and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animals. More than two million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. For more information, please visit www.ASPCA.org, and be sure to follow the ASPCA on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES
7401 NW 74 Street
Miami, FL 33166
305-884-1101