JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Plan on bringing an animal into your family soon? The nonprofit BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope event is helping local shelters bring their adoption prices down in an effort to make sure every dog and cat has a home for the holidays.
BISSELL hosts Empty the Shelters events every quarter. This time, more than 300 shelters across the country are dropping their prices to $70 or less until Dec. 15, including three on the First Coast.
“This year has placed enormous pressure on shelters across the country, as more families face financial hardship and housing changes that force them to surrender beloved pets,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “If you’re considering adding a pet to your family, adoption has so many benefits. Shelters have desirable pets of every size and age—many who have lived in homes, are house-trained, already spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ready to become part of your family—all for a fraction of the cost of buying from a breeder or pet store. Our Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope event is a chance for all of us to end the year by giving shelter pets what they deserve most—a loving home.”…