Clear the Shelters Event Taking Place August 15

If you’ve been looking for a pet to adopt, this weekend might be the perfect time. Clear the Shelters is a nationwide event taking place on Saturday, August 15. Some of the shelters are offering discounted adoption fees.

Follow or participate in the happenings on social media using #ClearTheShelters.

List of Participating Local Shelters

Groton

• Groton Animal Control
• 68 Groton Long Point Road Groton, CT
• 860-441-6709
• Open: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Day of Event Adoption Fees: $50

Ledyard

• Ledyard Animal Control
• J. Alfred Clark Way, Ledyard, CT
• 860-464-9621
• Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Day of Adoption Fees: $50

Montville

• Montville Animal Control
• 225 Maple Ave. Uncasville, CT 06382
• 860-848-3529
• Open: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Day of Event Adoption Fees: $50

Mystic

• CT Animal House
• 8 Haley Road Mystic, CT 06355
• 860-271-1361
• Open: By appointment only
• Day of Event Adoption Fees: $150, reduced from $200

New London

• Wings of Freedom Animal Rescue, UNC
• Pet Smart, 351 North Frontage Road, New London, CT 06320
• 860-428-0807
• Open: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Day of Event Adoption Fees: $350/$395

Old Lyme

• Old Lyme Animal Control
• 3 Machnik Drive Old Lyme, CT
• 860-434-3047
• Open: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Day of Event Adoption Fees: $50

Waterford

• Connecticut Humane Society
• 169 Old Colchester Road, Quaker Hill, CT 06375
• 860-442-8583
• Open 9:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.
• Day of Event Adoption Fees: Reduced to $50, a reduction of 50 percent or more in most cases.

NBC Connecticut and the Connecticut Humane Society are partners in the Clear the Shelters initiative. Click here for a full list of Connecticut shelters participating in Clear The Shelters 2015.

Photo by eliduke, via flickr creative commons