Animals can be adopted for no cost during Detroit Animal Care’s Empty the Shelters event. | Julie Marsh/Unsplash
Animals can be adopted for no cost during Detroit Animal Care’s Empty the Shelters event. | Julie Marsh/Unsplash
Adoption and license fees will be waived at Detroit Animal Care until May 15, according to a news release from the city.
Detroit Animal Care (DAC) is one of more than 275 shelters in approximately 40 states that participate in Bissell Pet Foundation’s (BPF) springtime Empty the Shelters event. BPF provides funding that permits DAC to waive adoption and licensing fees from May 2 to May 15.
“We are delighted to partner again with Bissell Pet Foundation on their springtime Empty the Shelters promotion that provides generous support to shelters across the country, including ours,” Mark Kumpf, Detroit Animal Care director, said in the news release. “Our partnership with Bissell Pet Foundation allows us to waive adoption and licensing fees over a two-week period in May. By making adoptions more affordable, we are able to find homes for many deserving animals in need. We also want to ... show our appreciation to them for opening their hearts and homes to a new four-legged friend.”
Another animal activist discussed the importance of the event as well.
“Shelters across the country are over capacity, and highly adoptable pets are at risk as we face one of the largest crises in recent years,” Cathy Bissell, founder of BPF, said in the news release. “Bissell Pet Foundation is calling on people to visit their community shelters during Empty the Shelters to save a life through adoption. Without you, there is no tomorrow for these deserving pets.”
All Detroit residents are invited to go to DAC to see the many dogs and cats in need of a new home. All animals are fully vaccinated, micro-chipped, and spayed or neutered, the press release noted. Detroit Animal Care is located at 7401 Chrysler Dr.
The shelter is open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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