Clear the Shelters campaign hits record number of pet adoptions

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clear the Shelters is over, and more local pets have found new forever homes than ever before!

Clear the Shelters is an annual campaign put on by NBC-affiliated stations across the United States to help promote pet adoption and raise funds for local shelters and rescues.

2024 was the most successful year for WFLA’s involvement in Clear the Shelters, with a record number of 4464 pet adoptions across Tampa Bay. That’s 786 more than last year’s total of 3,678.

However, just because the campaign is over, that doesn’t mean there aren’t fur babies in need of homes!

Local residents can find their future pet at these local shelters:

• BRADENTON Humane Society of Manatee County, 2515 14th Street West
• BRADENTON Manatee County Cat Town, 216 6th Avenue East
• BROOKSVILLE Hernando County SPCA, 9075 GRANT ST
• INVERNESS Precious Paws Rescue, Inc., 3768 W. Gulf to Lake Highway, Lecanto, Florida
• INVERNESS Citrus County Animal Services, 4030 S. Airport Rd
• LAKELAND SPCA Florida, 5850 Brannen Rd S
• LAND O’ LAKES Pasco County Animal Services, 19640 Dogpatch Lane
• LARGO Pinellas County Animal Services, 12450 Ulmerton Road
• LARGO Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Tampa Bay, 9099 130th Ave N Largo Florida
• PALMETTO Manatee County Animal Welfare, 305 25th St W
• PORT RICHEY Runaways Animal Rescue, 8020 Washington St
• PLANT CITY Rescue Pets of Florida (Petsmart), 211 W Alexander St., Unit A
• SARASOTA Cat Depot, 2542 17th St
• SEBRING Highlands County Sheriffs Animal Services, 7300 Haywood Taylor Blvd
• SPRING HILL Rescue Pets of Florida (Petsmart), 1345 Wendy Ct.
• ST PETERSBURG Compassion Kind
• ST PETERSBURG Rescue Pets of Florida (Petsmart), 7777 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
• TAMPA Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center, 440 N Falkenburg Rd.
• TAMPA St. Francis Society, Inc., PO Box 261614
• TAMPA St Francis Society, PO Box 261614
• TAMPA St Francis Society, South Tampa PO Box 261614
• TAMPA Humane Society of Tampa Bay, 3607 N Armenia Ave
• TAMPA Cat Crusaders (Tampa), PO Box 46292
• TAMPA A Promised Land Animal Rescue, INC., 12260 Race Track Rd
• VALRICO Rescue Pets of Florida (Petsmart), 3313 Lithia Pinecrest Rd.
• VENICE St. Francis Animal Rescue of Venice, 1925 S Tamiami Trail
• WESLEY CHAPEL Cat Haven Rescue, Inc, Land O’ Lakes 1231 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
• WESLEY CHAPEL Rescue Pets of Florida (Petsmart), 6001 Wesley Grove Blvd.
• WINTER HAVEN Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control, 7115 De Castro Road
• WINTER HAVEN The Humane Society of Polk County, Inc., 3195 Dundee Rd

Since beginning 10 years ago, the national Clear the Shelters campaign has helped over a million pets find new homes.

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