Pets Impacted by Hurricane Laura are now in Your Backyard

September 9, 2020 — When Category 4 Hurricane Laura had its sights set on Texas and Louisiana, BISSELL Pet Foundation (BPF) immediately began coordinating placement for the homeless animals in its path. So far, 274 pets have safely settled in at 20 different animal shelters across the country, and now they’re looking for forever homes.

On September 10-17, BPF will sponsor reduced adoption fees during its emergency Empty the Shelters (ETS) adoption event taking place at the following locations:

Indiana

Greene County Humane Society – Linton, IN

Kentucky

Lexington Humane Society – Lexington, KY

Scott County Humane Society – Georgetown, KY

Michigan

Al-Van Humane Society – South Haven, MI

Cascades Humane Society Inc. – Jackson, MI

Harbor Humane Society – West Olive, MI

The Muskegon Humane Society – Muskegon, MI

New York

The Broome County Humane Society – Binghamton, NY

Ohio

Louie’s Legacy Animal Rescue – Cincinnati, OH

“We are grateful to our 20 shelter partners who were so willing to step up and save lives by opening their facilities to 274 pets in need,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “Now that these animals are safe and out of harm’s way, many organizations are feeling overcrowded and in need of help finding loving homes for the pets in their care.”

With fostering pets becoming so prevalent during COVID-19, BPF will also honor foster-to-adopt cases that start as fosters during the week of September 10-17 and are finalized up to one week after the event.

All animals included in the Empty the Shelters promotion will be microchipped and spayed/neutered to prevent further pet homelessness.

For links to participating shelter websites, visit https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/hurricane-ets.

If you’re unable to adopt, please consider supporting BISSELL Pet Foundation’s work at www.bissellpetfoundation.org/donate.

BISSELL Pet Foundation is a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to help reduce the number of animals in shelters through pet adoption, spay/neuter programs, microchipping and emergency support. 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 5,000 shelters and rescues across the U.S. and Canada to help pets find loving homes. The foundation is supported by generous donors and BISSELL Homecare, Inc where every purchase saves pets. To learn more, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org.