Detroit Animal Care and Control’s “Empty the Shelter” event, which started May 1 and continues through May 15, has proven immensely successful, facilitating the adoption of over 100 dogs for free, thanks to generous donations from the Bissell Pet Foundation to cover all adoption fees. However, the shelter doesn’t want to stop there; it’s determined to help as many pups as possible find their forever home within the event’s final days.
While it’s not the first time that Detroit Animal Care and Control has participated in the Bissell Pet Foundation’s national “Empty the Shelters” event, this year holds particular significance as the shelter prepares to transition into a new facility.
By the end of the month, the organization is hoping to have relocated out of its current rundown building into a new shelter, promising a cleaner environment and better conditions for the animals, including individual air filtration systems per room that will improve the dogs’ health and reduce the prevalence of respiratory infections that plagued the old shelter.