Who’s ready to clear those shelters? NBCUniversal Local‘s Clear The Shelters, an annual pet adoption and donation campaign, returns this summer for a 12th consecutive year. The donation campaign kicked off Wednesday and runs through Sept. 15, while the adoption initiative will be held from Au g. 1 to 31. Clear The Shelters sees NBC and Telemundo’s owned stations and affiliates team up with shelters and rescues in their communities to promote animal adoptions and help raise money for those participating locations. The 2025 campaign included over 1,700 shelters and rescues across 49 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. Clear The Shelters has driven more than 1.3 million adoptions and raised more than $5.6 million in donations for participating shelters and rescues since launching in 2015. The campaign led to over 160,000 adoptions and raised more than $628,000 in donations last year — the highest fundraising total since 2020. “Clear The Shelters continues to have such an incredible impact on communities thanks to all those who come together each August to help vulnerable pets and support the animal shelters who care for them,” said Meredith McGinn, NBCUniversal Local’s executive vice president of diginets original production, in a release. “We appreciate our partners, led by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, and the participating stations and shelters who drive this amazing effort,” McGinn added. pets Jul 10 How to protect your pets from the New World screwworm fly 2026 World Cup Jul 10 These pets are the true World Cup winners for their viral match predictions Animals Jul 1 How a cancer patient's cats inspired a push for pets in Poland's hospice wards This year’s campaign features the return of several longtime Clear The Shelters partners in Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Greater Good Charities and WeRescue. Hill’s is involved with Clear The Shelters for the ninth straight year and for the first time as the campaign’s presenting sponsor. Hill’s will give support to Clear The Shelters activities and provide adoption kits at select participating shelters and rescues. Greater Good Charities, a global nonprofit, is heading the donation initiative. Donations to the general Clear The Shelters fund can be made now through Sept. 15 at ClearTheSheltersFund.org. The option to donate to individual participating shelters and rescues will be available from Aug. 1 to 31. This is the eighth straight campaign for WeRescue, the exclusive technology partner of Clear The Shelters. The WeRescue site and app allow users to search for available pets in their area based on breed, size and more. Prospective pet parents can also ask questions directly to shelters. The Black Dog, a first-time partner last year, will roll out a special Clear The Shelters merchandise collection, with 50% of the proceeds going to the Clear The Shelters fund. The apparel and restaurant company will also host adoption events at its retail locations and give customers the ability to donate to the Clear The Shelters fund by rounding up on purchases. For more information on Clear The Shelters, including participating shelters, along with details on local events and television programming, visit ClearTheShelters.com and the Spanish-language site DesocuparlosAlbergues.com. Follow Clear The Shelters on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.  ...read more read less