10 News annual month-long campaign to Clear the Shelters has come to a close, and we have a wonderful update. Nearly 1,000 animals were adopted during this time period from partner shelters across Southwest Virginia.

August is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region. 10 News is working for you to help Clear the Shelters! August 10 through September 10 we will be featuring a a local adoptable shelter pet looking for it’s forever home. Even if you can't adopt - there are ways you can help.

Animal shelters across the region are at, or nearing capacity. Many are short staffed and rely on volunteers and donations from the community to operate. Due to a harsh economy and rising housing costs, local shelters report more owners are forced to surrender their pets,

August is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region. 10 News is working for you to help Clear the Shelters! During the month of August we will be featuring a a local adoptable shelter pet looking for it’s forever home. Even if you can't adopt - there are ways you can help.

The shelter has only had foster cats, but they’ll soon be able to house dogs, too

The Franklin County Humane Society and the Franklin County Animal Shelter are completely full, and they’re asking anyone who is looking for a pet to consider adopting.

It’s one of the worse abuse cases the Director of the Franklin County Humane Society told 10 News she’s ever seen.

August is normally one of the busiest months for animal shelters across the region, in part because of kitten season. But this year, there are other factors at play, making it even busier than usual as our area is seeing an increase in the number of animal intakes.

Pets in shelters are looking to find new homes this summer and now, new pet owners won’t have to pay adoption fees thanks to Bissell Pet Foundation’s “Empty the Shelters” event.

During Polly’s ten years at the SPCA, she assisted in Humane Education Programs and the Visiting Pet program with her co-ambassador Sofia, her website bio said.

The mom and her babies are at the Lynchburg Humane Society where they can grow up, get adopted and live the pet life.

A dog that was missing for two weeks in Colorado was rescued from a ledge 50 yards above a creek this month and is back home.

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Franklin County Humane Society is able to give some kittening a little every together, love and “kare!”Purina donated 294 cases of canned food to the shelter Wednesday. Many thanks to Purina for their donation of 294 cases of canned pate food! https://www.facebook.com/purina/ Posted by Franklin County Humane Society Planned Pethood & Adoption Center on Wednesday, March 24, 2021Fundraisers and donations help keep them afloat. That’s easier to get than our Amazon wish list where there were a lot of things that were unavailable,” said Veterinary Technician for the Franklin County Humane Society Stephanie Arrington. Arrington encourages everyone to get their cat and local community cats that they see to get spay and neutered.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – The Bedford County Humane Society will soon build its first no-kill animal shelter. The new building will be located next to the Humane Society’s current location off of Route 460. That makes it much easier for them to be seen,” said Pat Greier, the society’s dog foster coordinator. The Humane Society hopes to break ground on the no-kill shelter by the spring. Click here to donate to the Bedford Humane Society.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va, – If you’re driving down Route 220 in Franklin County this weekend, you’ll see a lot of stuff in the front yard of the Humane Society. The Franklin County Humane Society is holding a yard sale on Friday and Saturday to raise money for cats at the shelter by selling various furniture and items. Javier isn’t surprised Hale wanted all of her belongings to support shelter pets. Volunteers spent Labor Day weekend loading it up to bring to the non-profit to start a big yard sale. We just had a great group of people who gave up their weekend to help,” said Humane Society President Donna Essig.

ROANOKE, Va. – All Boy George wants to do is cuddle, make biscuits and lay in the sun. This feline is just shy of turning 7 and has been with the Humane Society for about half a year. When he first arrived, he did not trust the staff or interact with them, but in the time since, that’s all changed. At his core, he’s a shy boy with a soft heart looking for his new best friend. * All adoptions include spay and neuter of pet if not already completed at the time of adoption.

LANSING, Mich. - A Humane Society shelter in Michigan is doing its part in Hurricane relief by helping animals displaced by Dorian. 15 dogs from Florida were relocated in Lansing as part of a national effort to get the animals out of the path of the storm. Employees say these dogs are Florida shelter animals, so the dogs will be evaluated in Lansing and placed up for adoption. Obviously we help mostly animals in our community but sometimes the call comes in to do something more and we are happy to do it, said Julia Willson, the CEO and President of Capital Area Humane Shelter. Willson added that the dogs should be ready for adoption within the next week or so.