About 2.4 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs—about one every 13 seconds—are put down in U.S. shelters each year.1 Research has shown that removing adoption fees increases the number and speed of pet adoptions and reduces euthanasia.2 Furthermore, there are no significant differences in outcome between pets adopted with or without a fee.3
We are going from coast to coast with our Free the Shelters campaign sponsoring free adoption events at animal shelters. Check out the calendar below for an event near you!
EVENT CALENDAR
SHELTER |
EVENT DATE |
CONTACT INFO |
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Jan 4-Jan 6 | PAWS-Norwalk 504 Main Street Norwalk, CT 06851 (203) 414-7030 pawsct.org |
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Dec 21-Dec 23 |
Pittsylvania Pet Center |
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Oct 5-7 |
McKamey Animal Center 4500 North Access Rd Chattanooga, TN 37415 (423) 305-6500 ext 100 mckameyanimalcenter.org |
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Oct 5-7 |
Angels of Assisi 415 Campbell Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24016 (540) 344-8707 angelsofassisi.org |
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Oct 5-7 | Williamson County Animal Center 106 Claude Yates Drive Franklin, TN 37064 (615) 790-5590 adoptwcac.org |
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TBD | The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach 409 Bay Street, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 (843) 249-4948 humanesocietynmb.org |
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Sept 7-8 |
SPCA de Montréal 5215 Rue Jean-Talon Ouest Montreal, QC H4P 1X4, Canada (514) 735-2711 spca.com |
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July 7 |
Windsor-Essex County Humane Society |
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July 7 |
SPCA de Montréal |
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July 7 |
Toronto Animal Services – West Shelter |
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July 7 |
Toronto Animal Services – East Shelter |
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July 7 |
Toronto Animal Services – North Shelter |
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June 8 - 10 | Guilford County Animal Shelter 4525 W Wendover Ave Greensboro, NC 27409 (336) 641-3400 myguilford.com |
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June 8 - 10 | County of Los Angeles Animal Services - Carson/Gardena 216 W Victoria Avenue Carson, CA 90248 (310) 527-5145 animalcare.lacounty.gov |
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May 4 - 6 | Cleveland Animal Care & Control / City Dogs 2690 West 7th Street Cleveland, OH 44113 (216) 664-3476 petango.com/cacc |
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May 4 - 6 | The Laurie P. Andrews PAWS Center 2451 N US Expressway 281 Edinburg, TX 78541 (956) 720-4563 pvaconline.com/lpaPAWS |
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May 4 - 6 | Palm Valley Animal Center 2501 W Trention Road Edinburg, TX 78539 (956) 720-4563 pvaconline.com |
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May 4 - 6 | Petworks 1241 Idle Hour Road Kingsport, TN 37660 (423) 247-1671 petworkstn.com |
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May 4 -6 | Baltimore Humane Society 1601 Nicodemus Road Reisterstown, MD 21136 (443) 756-9281 |
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May 4 - 6 | SPCA Tampa Bay 9099 130th Avenue North Largo, FL 33773 (727) 499-0365 spcatampabay.org |
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May 4 -6 | Sante Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society 100 Caja del Rio Road Sante Fe, NM 87507 (972) 345-2161 sfhumanesociety.org/ |
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May 4 - 6 | City of Oklahoma City Animal Welfare 2811 SE 29th St Oklahoma City, OK 73129 (405) 297-2098 okc.gov |
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May 4 -6 | Floyd County Animal Control 99 North Avenue Rome, GA 30161 (706-236-4537) romefloyd.com |
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May 4 - 6 | Little Rock Animal Village 4500 Kramer Street Little Rock, AR 77204 (501) 376-3067 |
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May 4 - 6 | Harris County Public Health 612 Canino Road Houston, TX 77018 (832) 927-1133 publichealth.harriscountytx.gov |
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Mar 9 - 11 | Kentucky Humane Society - East Campus 1000 Lyndon Lane, Suite B Louisville, KY 40222 (502) 272-1070 kyhumane.org |
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Mar 9 - 11 | 9 Feeders Supply Adoption Centers See kyhumane.org/locations for details |
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Feb 23 - 25 | ARL Main 5452 N.E. 22nd St Des Moines, IA 50313 (515) 473-9101 arl-iowa.org |
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Feb 23 - 25 | ARL West 1500 22nd St West Des Moines, IA 50265 (515) 473-9133 arl-iowa.org |
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Feb 23 - 25 | ARL South 1111 E. Army Post Road Des Moines, IA 50315 (515) 473-9134 arl-iowa.org |
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Feb 16 -18 |
23 Cox Avenue Armonk, NY 10504 (914) 273-1674 adoptadog.org |
Jan 12 - 14 | Humane Society of Dallas County 2719 Manor Way Dallas, TX 75235 (214) 350-7387 dognkittycity.org |
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Jan 12 - 14 | Humane Society of North Texas 1840 E. Lancaster Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76103 (817) 332-4768 hsnt.org |
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Jan 12-14 | HSNT Keller Regional Adoption Center 330 Rufe Snow Drive Keller, TX 76248 (817) 743-4711 hsnt.org |
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Jan 12-14 | HSNT Welcome Home Adoption Center 363 Keller Parkway Suite A Keller, TX 76248 (817) 431-1170 hsnt.org |
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Jan 12-14 | HSNT Waggin Tails Adoption Center 9009 Benbrook Blvd (Hwy 377 S) Benbrook, TX 76126 (817) 249-3647 hsnt.org |
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Jan 1 - 14 | Stamford Animal Control 201 Magee Ave, Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 977-4437 stamfordct.gov/animal-control-center |
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Dec 29 - 31 | LifeLine Animal Project at DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 (404)294.2996 lifelineanimal.org |
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Dec 29 - 31 | LifeLine Dog House & Kitty Motel 129 Lake Street Avondale Estates, GA 30002 404.292.8800 lifelineanimal.org |
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Dec 29 - 31 | LifeLine Cat Adoption Center 3172 E Ponce de Leon Ave Scottdale, GA 30079 404.549.8442 lifelineanimal.org |
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Dec 29 - 31 | Fulton County Animal Services 860 Marietta Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30318 404.613.0358 lifelineanimal.org |
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Dec 15 - 17 |
Angels of Assisi 415 Campbell Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24016 (540) 344-8707 angelsofassisi.org |
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Dec 15 - 17 | Humane Society of Indianapolis 7929 Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 (317) 872-5650 indyhumane.org |
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Oct 26 - Nov 6 | Charleston Animal Society 2455 Remount Road North Charleston, SC (843) 747-4849 charlestonanimalsociety.org |
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Oct 27 - 29 | Humane Society of Berks County 1801 N. 11th Street Reading, PA 19604 (610) 921-2348 humanepa.org |
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Sept 8 - Oct 1 | The Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga 212 N. Highland Park Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 (423) 624-5302 heschatt.org |
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Sept 8 - Oct 1 | Raven Woods Animal Sanctuary 66239 Highway 1058 Roseland, LA 70456 (601) 831-0779 OR (985) 474-4900 ravenwoodsrescue.org/ |
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August 4-6 | East Valley Shelter 14409 Vanowen Street Van Nuys, CA 91405 (818) 756-9323 LAanimalservices.com |
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August 4-6 | Harbor Shelter 957 N. Gaffey Street San Pedro, CA 90731 (310) 548-2632 LAanimalservices.com |
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August 4-6 | North Central Shelter 3201 Lacy Street Los Angeles, CA 90031 (213) 485-5767 LAanimalservices.com |
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August 4-6 | South LA Shelter 1850 W. 60th Street Los Angeles, CA 90047 (323) 565-2161 LAanimalservices.com |
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July 14 - 16 | 504 Main Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851 (203) 750-9572 pawsct.org |
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July 14 - 16 | 147 Grassy Plain Street Bethel CT 06801 (203) 744-3297 daws.org |
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June 22 - 24 | 4600 Selvitz Road Fort Pierce, FL 34981 (772) 489-5454 dogsandcatsforever.com |
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June 24 - 25 | West Valley Shelter 20655 Plummer Street Chatsworth, CA 91311 (888) 452-7381 LAanimalservices.com |
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June 24 - 25 | West LA Shelter 11361 West Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 888) 452-7381 LAanimalservices.com |
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May 27 - 29 |
Merriam Location
5424 Antioch Drive
Merriam, KS 66202
(913) 808-3335
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May 27 - 29 |
Independence Location
21001 East 78 Highway
Independence, MO 64057
(913) 808-3370
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May 27 - 29 | 23 Cox Avenue Armonk, NY 10504 (914) 273-1674 adoptadog.org |
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May 27 - 29 | Kingsport Shelter 2141 Idle Hour Road Kingsport, TN 37660 (423) 247-1671 sbkanimals.org |
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May 27 - 29 |
Blountville Shelter 380 Massengil Rd Blountville, TN 37617 (423)-279-2741 sbkanimals.org |
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May 6 |
9099 130th Avenue North Largo, FL 33773 (727) 586-3591 spcatampabay.org |