Many local families welcomed a new member into their homes July 23 by participating in the “Clear the Shelters” annual free pet adoption event, conducted at shelters nationwide and held locally at the Santa Clara County Animal Shelter in San Martin.
The animal shelter staff’s mantra for the event was, “Help us clear the shelter and take home a new friend,” and many locals did just that, giving a forever home to the sheltered cats and dogs.
Nearly 20,000 pets found their forever homes in 2015 with 400 animal shelters across the country partnering with NBC owned television stations and the Telemundo Station Group, according to cleartheshelters.com.
The local participating shelter, located at 12370 Murphy Ave., is open seven days a week, from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
More information can be found at sccountypets.org or by calling (408) 686-3900.
