Gloucester County Waived Fees, Cleared The Shelter

A total of 18 cats and four dogs found new forever homes when the Gloucester County Animal Shelter participated in the fourth annual Clear the Shelters event on Saturday, Aug. 17, county officials announced. The shelter waived adoption fees on all animals in the shelter during the annual event, a nationwide adoption drive organized by NBC/Telemundo stations.

“Eighteen cats and four dogs found new homes and there are twenty-two fewer animals at the shelter, that is a successful day,” Gloucester County Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger said. “Clear the Shelters really helps promote adoption.”

Freeholder Deputy Director Frank J. DiMarco said that the Gloucester County Animal Shelter averages 15 cat adoptions per month.

“Clear the Shelters helped us adopt out more cats in one day then we usually can in one month. It’s very satisfying to see the shelter animals and their new families together,” said DiMarco, the liaison to the Gloucester County Animal Shelter.

Anyone interested in adopting a pet from the Gloucester County Animal Shelter can fill out an application at http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/a/shelter/peradoptapp.asp.

For more information about the pre-adoption application or other information call the Gloucester County Animal Shelter at 856-881-2828. Visit the Gloucester County Animal Shelter on Facebook for more information. The shelter is located at 1200 North Delsea Drive in Clayton.

The nationwide Clear the Shelters initiative was started by NBC and Telemundo as a way to offer low cost or completely waived fees in order to help local families find the perfect pet for them at an affordable cost, or no cost at all. In its four years running, this initiative has successfully found forever homes for around 150,000 shelter animals.