BISSELL Pet Foundation Brings Holiday Hope to Shelter Pets Across the Country

SPCA of Texas joins 380+ shelters nationwide participating in the “Empty the Shelters — Holiday Hope” event

(DALLAS, TX); December 4, 2023 – BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness,  is bringing hope to shelter pets across the country this holiday season with its “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” adoption event through Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. During each nationwide event, BISSELL Pet Foundation sponsors reduced adoption fees of $50 or less per cat or dog during each nationwide adoption event. This event will be hosted in more than 380 shelters in 43 states, including the SPCA of Texas.

The SPCA of Texas is offering $25 adoptions on all adult dogs and adult cats at the Dallas Animal Care Center (2400 Lone Star Drive) and the Ellis County Animal Care Center (2570 FM Road 878, Waxahachie, 75168) through December 23rd, for the Empty the Shelters — Holiday Hope event. To learn more about adoptions at the SPCA of Texas, please visit www.spca.org/adopt. To browse adoptable pets at the SPCA of Texas, please visit www.spca.org/findapet.

As always, adoption fees for seniors adopting senior pets—age seven and older—will be waived. All pets adopted from the SPCA of Texas, have been neutered or spayed, microchipped and are up to date on all necessary vaccinations.

“Our nation’s animal shelters need your help as they face an overcrowding crisis unlike anything we have experienced in more than a decade. The devastating increase in owner surrenders and stray intakes has left tens of thousands of deserving pets desperate to find a home,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “Our ‘Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope’ event is the perfect opportunity to make a difference in your community by saving a life and creating space to give another homeless pet a chance this holiday season.”

The “Empty the Shelters” event began in 2016 as an effort to encourage more families to adopt a pet into their home. More than 70,000 pets have found adoptive homes through this reduced-fee adoption event. Since its inception, BISSELL Pet Foundation has expanded its “Empty the Shelters” reach to organizations in 45 states and Canada, partnering with a total of 443 animal welfare organizations.

“Partnering with BISSELL Pet Foundation is a wonderful way for us to find even more homes for animals in need, making their wishes of homes for the holidays come true,” said SPCA of Texas Director of Lifesaving Initiatives Kelli Eaves, CAWA. “It is especially important during a time of severe shelter capacity concerns that people remember that by adopting a pet from the SPCA of Texas, you’re not only saving their life, but also the life of the pet that takes their place at the shelter.”

BISSELL Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event is the largest funded adoption event in the country. This lifesaving event began in 2016 with a goal of encouraging more families to choose adoption. More than 204,000 pets have found loving homes since its inception.

Pet adoption is a lifetime commitment, and not just for the holidays. BISSELL Pet Foundation and SPCA of Texas urge families to research the pet they are interested in adopting, as well as adoption requirements. For more information on adopting or donating to “Empty the Shelters,” visit bissellpetfoundation.org/empty-the-shelters as well as www.spca.org/give to support the SPCA of Texas’ work in North Texas.

PHOTO CAPTION: Chance is a friendly, four-year-old Hound mix with lots of energy! He is waiting for his forever, loving family at the SPCA of Texas Dallas Animal Care Center (2400 Lone Star Drive, 75212), which is open seven days a week from Noon to 6 p.m. Chance’s adoption fee is only $25 during the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s ‘Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope’ event. Adoption fees for all adult dogs and adult cats are $25 through Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Courtesy SPCA of Texas

About BISSELL Pet Foundation:

BISSELL Pet Foundation (BPF) is a charitable 501©(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to help reduce the number of animals in shelters through pet adoption, spay/neuter programs, vaccinations, microchipping and emergency support. Founded in 2011 by Cathy Bissell, BPF is an extension of her long-standing love for animals and commitment to their welfare. BPF has since partnered with more than 5,600 shelters and rescues across the U.S. and Canada to help pets find loving homes. The foundation is supported by generous donors and BISSELL Inc., where every purchase saves pets. To learn more, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org.

About the SPCA of Texas

The SPCA of Texas is the leading animal welfare organization in North Texas. Founded in 1938,the nonprofit operates two shelters, two spay/neuter clinics, one mobile adoptions vehicle and an animal rescue center, all located in Dallas and Ellis Counties and maintains a team of animal cruelty investigators who respond to thousands of calls in North Texas counties. Moreover, the SPCA of Texas serves as an active resource center for an array of services that bring people and animals together to enrich each other’s lives. The SPCA of Texas is not affiliated with any other entity and does not receive general operating funds from the City of Dallas, State of Texas, federal government or any other national humane organization. SPCA of Texas provides every animal exceptional care and a loving home. To learn more about the SPCA of Texas, visit spca.org.

Media Contact:

Brittany Schlacter | Marketing & PR Specialist | brittany.schlacter@bissell.com | 616.600.9470

Becky Adamietz-Deo | Public Relations Manager | radamietz-deo@spca.org | 469-964-6697

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