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1133 Adoptions at Petco Love Mega Adoption Event with 20 Shelter Partners
National non-profit Petco Love teamed up with Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA), Montgomery County Animal Shelter, and sponsor BOBS® from Skechers® for a Mega Adoption Event on August 17 and 18 at George R. Brown Convention Center.
1133 adoptions took place at the 2-day event – that’s 689 dogs and 444 cats settling into their new homes! Pets available for adoption from 20 participating shelter partners included big dogs, small dogs, puppies, kittens, adult cats, and seniors looking for homes. Adoption fees were just $35 for any pet, which includes spaying/neutering, current vaccinations, and microchipping.
The participating shelters will honor the $35 adoption fees through Sunday, August 25th at their locations:
- Montgomery County Animal Shelter
- City of Brenham Animal Services
- Friendswood Animal Control
- Galveston Animal Resource Center
- Galveston Island Humane Society
- Rosenberg Animal Control and Shelter
- Sugar Land Animal Shelter
Find a full list of participating locations at https://www.mega-houston.com/
Montgomery County Animal Shelter shared in a post, “We wanted to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all the staff, volunteers, and adopters who made this weekend’s Petco Love MEGA-Houston Adoption Event a success. The grand total for adoptions (dog and cat) was 1,133! That is OVER A THOUSAND animals sleeping in their new homes instead of a shelter. MCAS had 208 adoptions! We are so thankful to everyone who helped make this possible. See you next year?!?!?!?”
For the last 25 years, Petco Love has been a leader for pets in need, facilitating adoptions and supporting animal welfare organizations nationwide. “We are thrilled to celebrate 25 years of love and compassion with another Mega Adoption event in Houston,” said Petco Love President, Susanne Kogut. “Shelter workers and volunteers work tirelessly to save these pets – and the feeling they get when the pets find loving homes fuels their passion to continue their lifesaving mission.”
This was Petco Love’s fourth Mega Adoption Event® in Houston, in partnership with Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA), Montgomery County Animal Shelter, and sponsor BOBS® from Skechers®. The first Mega in Houston took place in November 2019, and to date, Petco Love’s Mega Adoption Events® in Houston have found homes for more than 3,400 pets.
“The Greater Houston area is filled with pet lovers,” said Aaron Johnson, Director of the Montgomery County Animal Shelter. “We’ve partnered with so many amazing groups serving Houston and the surrounding communities to collaborate and create one of the largest pet adoption events in the country.”
An expert in this type of large-scale event, the BVSPCA provides planning, logistical, and marketing support to help even more pets in need. 16 BVSPCA-led Mega Adoption Events® powered by Petco Love and BOBS® from Skechers® over the last eight years have found homes for more than 17,000 pets.
“Our Megas are an amazing experience, to see so many pets who have lost everything be chosen by families eager to give them a new life full of love,” said Adam Lamb, BVSPCA CEO. “As the largest adoption event in the country, our goal with the size and format of our Megas is to save even more lives by reaching folks who might not otherwise consider coming to a shelter to adopt.”
Sources: Brandywine Valley SPCA and Montgomery County Animal Shelter
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