Clear the Shelters

Shelters near you

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Thousands of pets are looking for their forever homes and News Channel 8 is On Your Side helping to make that happen in the Tampa Bay area.

We are teaming up with hundreds of shelters across the country to host Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption drive on Saturday, August 17, 2019, to help find loving homes for animals in need.

More than 150,000 pets found their forever homes since 2015.

Now is the time for shelters to register by completing the online application located here. Organizations interested in participating in Clear the Shelters must complete the Commitment Registration form to ensure proper verification of all interested participants.

When registering, please make sure you select the TAMPA-ST.PETERSBURG-SARASOTA, FL region. This will put your shelter on our CLEAR THE SHELTERS online map, driving families to your shelter. 

Here are the local shelters that are offering no-cost or reduced-fee adoptions for this event:

1. Citrus County Animal Services - 4030 S. Airport Rd, Inverness
2. Humane Society of Polk County - 3195 Dundee Road Winter, Haven
3. Barking Out Loud Rescue, Inc - 300 N Lake Drive, Lorida
4. Paw Warriors, Inc. - 355 Spring Time Street, Spring Hill
5. SPCA Florida - 5850 Brannen Rd S, Lakeland
6. Friends of Strays Animal Shelter - 2911 47th Avenue North, St. Petersburg
7. Pinellas County Animal Services - 12450 Ulmerton Road, Largo
8. SPCA of Hernando County - 9075 Grant St, Brooksville
9. Humane Society of Tampa Bay - 3607 N Armenia Avenue, Tampa
10. SPCA Tampa Bay - 9099 130th Ave North, Largo
11. Highlands County Sheriffs Animal Services - 7300 Haywood Taylor Blvd, Sebring
12. St. Francis Animal Rescue - 1925 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
13. FLUFF Animal Rescue - 11220 Park Blvd N, Seminole
14. Manatee County Animal Services: Palmetto Shelter - 305 25th St W, Palmetto
15. Manatee County Cat Town - 216 6th Ave E, Bradenton
16. Pasco County Animal Services - 19640 Dogpatch Lane, Land O'Lakes
17. St. Francis Society, Inc. - Pet Smart - 12835 Citrus Plaza Dr, Tampa
18. The Humane Society of the Nature Coast - 7200 Mobley Road, Brooksville
19. Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center - 440 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa
20. Humane Society of Manatee County - 2515 14th Street W, Bradenton
21. Save Our Strays Inc. Safety Harbor, FL - 3223 San Jose Street, Clearwater
22. Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Section - 7115 De Castro Rd, Winter Haven
23. Hernando County Animal Services - 19450 Oliver St., Brooksville
24. Bishop Animal Shelter SPCA of Manatee County, FL - 5718 21st Ave W, Bradenton