NBC4 is teaming up with local animal shelters for a very special event: Clear the Shelters 2017!
In this annual event, animal shelters waive fees in order to get as many animals adopted as possible on a single day.
In 2017, Clear the Shelters Day will be on August 19.
It's a powerful day of fostering new relationships between needy animals and their human companions. Here's just one story:
When Emma adopted her dog, she started to cry. She and Mike lined up outside the Washington Humane Society-Washington Animal Rescue League at 11 p.m. Friday.
Emma said she was crying "because I helped her."
The excitement showed in Emma's new dog, Sarah. Sarah, a large, skinny dog spotted black and brown, raced out of the shelter with her tail wagging. She jumped up to greet people and sniffed all around her.
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"She adopted a true companion," said a shelter representative.
Last year, we helped adopt more than 1,400 pets.
Are you a representative of a shelter that wants to join the effort? Here's how to contact NBC4:
Kelly Amacher
NBC4
kelly.amacher@nbcuni.com
202-885-4295
Anna Mizelle
NBC4
Anna.Mizelle@nbcuni.com
202-885-4102
