City of Great Falls Animal Shelter and Bissell Pet Foundation Join to “Empty the Shelters”

The City of Great Falls Animal Shelter and the Bissell Pet Foundation have joined together for the fall national "Empty The Shelters" event, taking place from October 1st to October 14th. Bissell Pet Foundation’s "Empty the Shelters" event is acclaimed as the largest funded adoption event in the country. Since it was formed in 2016, this initiative has helped more than 190,000 pets find loving forever homes. 687 animal welfare organizations across 49 states and Canada, participate in this national event, with an average of 1,225 shelter pets being adopted each day of the event. "Our nation’s animal shelters are facing an overcrowding crisis unlike anything we have experienced in more than a decade. The devastating increase in owner surrenders and stray intakes has left tens of thousands of socialized, house-trained, and leash-trained pets desperate to find a home," said Cathy Bissell, founder of Bissell Pet Foundation. "Our fall national ‘Empty the Shelters' will support the adoption of thousands of pets across the country, helping shelters in this critical time. Opening your home to a shelter pet saves a life and creates space to give another pet a chance." During the City of Great Falls Animal Shelter's participation in the "Empty the Shelters" event, the adoption fees will be reduced to $10 cat adoptions and $25 dog adoptions. This adoption fee does not include the $45 city license for residents of the city of Great Falls. For more information on this event or the adoption process, visit greatfallsmt.net/animalshelter or call the shelter directly at 406-454-2276.