Miami-Dade County Animal Services hosts one-day 'Clear The Shelters™' adoption spectacular with festivities, waived adoption fees, giveaways, and extended hours

Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) will celebrate NBCUniversal Local’s 2022 Clear The Shelters™ pet adoption and donation campaign with an adoption spectacular on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pet Adoption and Protection Center, located at 3599 NW 79 Avenue. The pet adoption event will include food trucks, music, games, giveaways and waived adoption fees for pets 4 months and older. Adopters will still be responsible for tag fees. All adoptions include the first set of age-appropriate vaccines, microchip, deworming and spay/neuter surgery.  

“With so many pets to choose from, adopters are sure to find their perfect lifelong companion and give a shelter pet a second chance at living their best life,” said Bronwyn Stanford, Director of Animal Services. “This is an ideal time for adopters to welcome a new four-legged family member and help local shelters combat overcrowding.” 

This is the eighth consecutive year NBC and Telemundo-owned stations are partnering with affiliate stations and Animal Services, along with animal shelters and rescues across the country, to promote pet adoption and help raise funds to support animal welfare. Since its inception in 2015, Clear The Shelters™ has helped more than 700,000 pets find new homes.  

The 2022 Clear The Shelters™ will accept online donations through partners Greater Good Charities and The Animal Rescue Site, which will host fundraising and cover transaction fees to ensure that one hundred percent of donations go directly to shelters and rescues. Donations can be made to participating shelters or rescues during the campaign at ClearTheSheltersFund.org, which is also accessible via ClearTheShelters.com.
 
Virtual pet adoptions are also returning for the fourth consecutive campaign through Clear The Shelters™ partner WeRescue. The WeRescue app enables users to search for adoptable pets in their area by breed, gender, size and other factors on their smartphone. Users can also submit their adoption applications and ask questions directly to shelters through the app.
  
For more information on the 2022 Clear The Shelters™, including participating shelters and rescues, along with details on local events and activities, visit ClearTheShelters.com and the Spanish-language website DesocuparlosAlbergues.com. Follow the effort on Twitter @ClearTheShelter, and on social media using #ClearTheShelters and #DesocuparLosAlbergues.  

About Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Every year Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) provides care and refuge for 28,000 to 30,000 lost and abandoned dogs and cats. Every day, Animal Services staff works diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting offsite adoptions at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with rescue organizations, volunteers and adoption partners.

About Clear The Shelters™
Clear The Shelters™ / Desocupar Los Albergues® is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal. Every year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC and Telemundo owned stations, plus affiliated stations, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to host Clear The Shelters events. NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters campaign was inspired by a 2014 North Texas pet adoption event hosted by NBC 5 / KXAS and Telemundo 39 / KXTX and dozens of area shelters that resulted in the most adopted pets in one day for North Texas. Since 2015, NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign has resulted in more than 700,000 pets finding new homes. Visit ClearTheShelters.com and DesocuparLosAlbergues.com for more information.