PORTLAND/BANGOR, MAINE –- (August 24, 2017) – NEWS CENTER / WCSH 6, WLBZ 2 today announced that Clear the Shelters resulted in more than 500 local pet adoptions. This was the first year that NEWS CENTER hosted Clear the Shelters in MAINE. Launched in July 2017 and culminating on Clear the Shelters day, Saturday, August 19, the pet adoption initiative included the participation of several animal shelters in Maine.
“Mainers really love animals. Taking time out of a busy summer and adding a pet to their household shows just how much they care,” says Judy Horan, President and General Manager at WLBZ 2 in Bangor. “Maine people adopted over 500 animals since the Clear the Shelters campaign started in July and brought home over 300 of those adopted on that Saturday alone. That says it all.”
Nationally, the third annual Clear the Shelters campaign resulted in the adoption of more than 72,000 pets. Since 2015, the NBC and Telemundo owned stations’ Clear the Shelters campaign has resulted in more than 140,000 pet adoptions.
Meet some of the animals that were up for adoption in Maine during Clear the Shelters Day.
See what shelters participated in Clear the Shelters in Maine this year.
Beth Stern, best-selling author and animal lover and Katie Lee, host of Cooking Channel’s Beach Bites, co-host of The Kitchen and author, will co-host “Clear the Shelters” a 30-minute post-adoption drive special that will air on September 16 at 8:30 A.M. on WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2.
For more information about Clear the Shelters 2017 please visit WCSH6.com and WLBZ2.com . To access stories and photos from other Clear the Shelters participating markets, visit ClearTheShelters.com. To access information in Spanish, please visit DesocuparLosAlbergues.com. Clear the Shelters is an initiative spearheaded by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal.
