NBCUniversal Local & Telemundo · Clear The Shelters 2026 ran August 1–31
Finding Forever Homes, All Year
The campaign spotlight has moved on, but shelters still need homes, fosters, volunteers, and gifts every week of the year. If you helped in August, or wanted to, you still can. Enter your ZIP code to find adoptable pets near you.
Adopt, foster, volunteer, or give. Scout listens to how your home and days look and suggests real pets and shelters that fit.
WeRescue · Official Technology Partner of Clear The Shelters
After Clear The Shelters
Help Pets Year-Round
Clear The Shelters puts a month-long spotlight on adoption. When August ends, the pets who were not adopted are still waiting, new ones arrive every day, and shelters still need people to foster, volunteer, and give. Here is how to keep helping.
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Search adoptable pets anytime
Enter your ZIP code above, or search on werescue.pet or in the free WeRescue app, with pets from more than 4,000 shelters and rescues.
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Or tell Scout how you can help
Open Scout (Find My Match) and say how your home and days look and what you have room for. Scout suggests real pets and shelters that fit.
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Adopt, foster, volunteer, or give
Every path helps. A home for one pet, a foster bed for another, a few hours at a shelter, or a gift that keeps the lights on.
That is how pets keep finding homes, and shelters keep getting help, in every month of the year, not only in August.
Participating Shelters & Rescues
Every dot is a shelter or rescue that took part in Clear The Shelters 2026.
2026 Adoption Tracker
The WeRescue Partnership
Official Technology Partner
WeRescue is the official technology partner of Clear The Shelters, working alongside NBCUniversal Local and Telemundo. The WeRescue platform powers the campaign's nationwide shelter search on werescue.pet and in the WeRescue app: every participating shelter and rescue, their event details, and their adoptable pet listings. Adoptions themselves always happen with the participating shelters and rescues.
The same platform keeps working after August: adoptable pets to search every day, and Scout to help people foster, volunteer, and give year-round.
Run a shelter or rescue? Registration for Clear The Shelters 2026 is closed. You can list your adoptable pets on WeRescue for free all year through the WeRescue Hub.
Questions & Answers
What is Clear The Shelters?
Clear The Shelters is an annual nationwide pet adoption campaign organized by NBCUniversal Local and Telemundo. The event runs throughout August and encourages people to adopt pets from participating shelters and rescues. Many shelters offer reduced or waived adoption fees during this time to help find forever homes for animals in need.
When is Clear The Shelters 2026?
Clear The Shelters 2026 runs from August 1 through August 31, 2026. During this month-long campaign, participating shelters and rescues across the United States offer special adoption promotions to help pets find loving homes.
Can I still help shelters after Clear The Shelters ends?
Yes. Clear The Shelters runs in August, but shelters and rescues need homes, fosters, volunteers, and donations all year. Search adoptable pets near you on werescue.pet or in the free WeRescue app, or open Scout at werescue.pet/match and say how your home and days look. Scout suggests real pets and shelters that fit, whether you want to adopt, foster, volunteer, or give.
How do I find participating shelters near me?
Enter your ZIP code on this page to search for Clear The Shelters participating shelters and rescues in your area. WeRescue partners with NBCUniversal Local to help you find nearby locations where you can adopt a pet during the campaign. The rest of the year, the same search box shows adoptable pets near you.
What role does WeRescue play in Clear The Shelters?
WeRescue is the official technology partner of Clear The Shelters, working alongside NBCUniversal Local and Telemundo. The WeRescue platform powers the campaign's nationwide shelter search on werescue.pet and in the WeRescue app: every participating shelter and rescue, their event details, and their adoptable pet listings. Adoptions themselves always happen with the participating shelters and rescues.
Are adoption fees waived during Clear The Shelters?
Many participating shelters offer reduced or waived adoption fees during Clear The Shelters, though each shelter sets their own policies. Some may waive fees entirely, while others offer significant discounts. Contact your local participating shelter directly to learn about their specific adoption fees and promotions during the event.
How can my shelter or rescue participate in Clear The Shelters?
Shelters and rescue organizations can register to participate in Clear The Shelters through the official registration process. When registration is open, click the 'Register Shelter' button on this page or visit the NBCUniversal Clear The Shelters website to sign up your organization and be included in the nationwide campaign. Outside the campaign, shelters and rescues can list adoptable pets on WeRescue for free all year through the WeRescue Hub.
How many pets have been adopted through Clear The Shelters?
Since its launch in 2015, Clear The Shelters has helped find homes for over 1 million pets across the United States. The campaign partners with thousands of shelters and rescues each year to promote pet adoption and reduce shelter overcrowding.
