10th annual ‘Empty the Shelters’ event helps Metro Detroiters adopt for free

The Brief

  • The 10th annual ‘Empty the Shelters’ event starts Saturday, May 2, and runs through May 17.
  • Adoption fees are handled by the Bissell Pet Foundation.
  • It comes at a perfect time, when the prices of everything seem to be up.

DETROIT (FOX 2) Pet adoptions are down nationwide, and when the economy teeters, it only gets worse.

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A big push to “Empty the Shelters” is starting this weekend and the Detroit Animal Care and Control, or DACC, has many new friends who are eager to be adopted.

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