Clear the Shelters is an annual national adoption event spearheaded by NBCUniversal-owned television stations. This year the campaign will combine a monthlong virtual adoption campaign with a single-day adoption celebration Sept. 18, the release said.
During the event, the shelter will reduce and even waive adoption fees.
Dogs 7 months or older may be adopted for $15, medium to large size breed only, and cats 7 months or older may be adopted free of charge, the release said.
“This campaign couldn’t come at a better time,” Animal Services Manager April Haughey said in the release. “Our small shelter has been overflowing with dogs and cats for the last month. We hope this campaign will reach potential adopters and truly clear the shelter.”
To learn how to adopt and see a list of available pets, click here. The shelter is operating by appointment only with adoption applications required in advance, the release said.
The city of Georgetown Animal Shelter is the open-intake municipal shelter for Georgetown and has been serving the community since the 1970s. It recently celebrated its fifth consecutive year of achieving a live outcome rate above 90 percent, which means it is considered a no-kill shelter, the release said.
