Reduced Adoption Fees At Fredericksburg SPCA Empty The Shelter Event

Fredericksburg SPCA Press Release - December 3, 2024

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is bringing holiday hope to homeless pets by prompting a national call for adoption with its Empty the Shelters™ reduced-fee adoption event Dec. 1-17.

The Fredericksburg SPCA will participate along with more than 400 shelters in 45 states. To help deserving shelter pets find loving homes, BISSELL Pet Foundation sponsors reduced adoption fees during each nationwide event.

The Fredericksburg SPCA participating information:

• The Fred SPCA will participate Dec. 1-17 at 10819 Courthouse Rd, offering $25 adoption fees for dogs and cats seven months and older.
• The shelter is open Tuesday - Sunday 12 - 6 pm. Animals can go on a 7 day ‘adoption trial’ before finalizing.
• All interested adopters can find more details online at fredspca.org/adopt

“It has been an incredibly challenging year for saving lives, as our nation’s shelters continue to take in more pets than they are adopting out. Tens of thousands of shelter pets—of all breeds, ages, and personalities—are desperately in need of homes,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope is more than an adoption event; it’s a lifeline for shelter pets. Please visit your local participating shelter to adopt or foster a pet this holiday season.”

“We are in desperate need, now more than ever before, for adopters and fosters. The majority of our population come as transfers from rural and municipal county shelters to alleviate euthanizing for kennel space.”, says Von Young, Director of Communications at the Fredericksburg SPCA. “When we don’t have space for animals to transfer in, other shelters and their population of animals suffer greatly. An adoption from the Fred SPCA saves more lives
than the one you are adopting. We hope many families will find a new companion through the
Empty the Shelters event!”

BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event is the largest funded adoption event in the country. This lifesaving event began in 2016 with a goal of encouraging more families to choose adoption. More than 300,000 pets have found loving homes since its inception. Empty the Shelters is BISSELL Pet Foundation’s largest program, partnering with 800 animal welfare organizations in 48 states and Canada to reduce adoption fees.

BISSELL Pet Foundation and the Fredericksburg SPCA urge families to research the pet they
are interested in adopting, as well as adoption requirements. For more information on adopting
or donating to Empty the Shelters, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org/e... and
fredspca.org.

About BISSELL Pet Foundation:

BISSELL Pet Foundation is a charitable 501©(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to help
reduce the number of animals in shelters through pet adoption, spay/neuter programs, vaccinations, microchipping and crisis and disaster response. Founded in 2011 by Cathy
Bissell, BPF is an extension of her long-standing love for animals and commitment to their
welfare. BPF has since partnered with more than 6,000 shelters and rescues across the U.S.
and Canada to help pets find loving homes. The foundation is supported by generous donors
and BISSELL Inc. where every purchase saves pets. To learn more,
visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org.

About the Fredericksburg SPCA:

The Fredericksburg Regional SPCA is a non-profit, lifesaving humane organization dedicated to
the principle that every life is unique and worthy of protection. As a local leader in humane care
and education, the Fredericksburg SPCA's mission is to tackle the problem of pet
overpopulation through education, adoption, rehabilitation, and spay/neuter. The organization
saves the lives of many homeless animals each year and cares for approximately 250 cats and
dogs daily.