THIS AUGUST, \u201cADOPT & DONATE\u201d TO HELP NBC AND TELEMUNDO OWNED STATIONS CLEAR THE SHELTERS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>Visit\u00a0<\/span><\/i>ClearTheShelters.com<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0To Find Out How You Can Adopt A Pet Virtually Or Donate Online To Help A Shelter Near You<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>NEW YORK<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 (July 1, 2020) \u2013 NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations (NBC and Telemundo owned stations) today announced that its Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign will run from August 1 to August 31. \u00a0To help individuals and communities continue to practice safe social distancing measures, the stations\u2019 month-long \u201cAdopt & Donate\u201d effort will feature virtual pet adoptions and make it easy for people to donate online to participating shelters\/rescues. \u00a0This is the sixth consecutive year that NBC and Telemundo owned stations present their popular pet adoption initiative to communities nationwide. Since 2015, NBC and Telemundo owned stations\u2019 Clear The Shelters campaign has helped more than 410,000 pets find new homes. \u00a0Visit\u00a0<\/span>ClearTheShelters.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u201cAs communities all across the country continue to practice social distancing, this year\u2019s Clear The Shelters campaign will allow individuals to find their perfect pet through virtual platforms. \u00a0Our partners WeRescue and 24PetWatch have great web and online tools that make it easy to find a pet and navigate the pet adoption process with shelters,\u201d said Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations. \u201cIf adopting a pet is not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>possible right now, our partners at GreaterGood.org have a great website where anyone can donate to shelters\/rescues to help them continue their great work. \u00a0We are excited for our NBC and Telemundo stations to present another memorable Clear The Shelters campaign this August.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s Clear The Shelters\u2019 \u201cAdopt & Donate\u201d campaign features returning partners\u00a0<\/span>WeRescue<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>GreaterGood.org<\/span><\/a>, and new partner\u00a0<\/span>24PetWatch<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Users can\u00a0use the WeRescue iOS app to locate adoptable pets near their zip code, submit their pet adoption applications through shelters\u2019 websites, and ask questions directly to shelters.\u00a0\u00a0Individuals who are interested in donating to a shelter\/rescue, please visit\u00a0GreaterGood.org\u2019s Clear The Shelters donation site<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ClearTheSheltersFund.org<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0In addition, 24PetWatch is enabling shelters to increase their exposure through\u00a0<\/span>24Petshelter.com\/cleartheshelter<\/span><\/a>, a free website providing a full list of participating shelters and their adoptable pets along with a link to contact them.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u201cFrom the beginning, the goal of the WeRescue app has been to help more people rescue the love of their lives at a nearby pet shelter. The app does this by making available over 70 filters to allow adopters to be very specific about the pet which will match their lifestyle. We are thrilled to once again partner with NBC and Telemundo owned stations for their month-long Clear The Shelters event, to make it easy for anyone to browse the pet listings in our app, pre-apply with a shelter before their visit, and find the right pet for them,\u201d added Mark Wade, Founder and CEO, WeRescue.<\/span><\/p>\n “GreaterGood.org is proud to partner again with\u00a0NBC and Telemundo owned stations for their\u00a0Clear\u00a0The Shelters\u00a0campaign\u00a0to help thousands of homeless pets find loving homes\u00a0across the U.S.,” said Liz Baker, CEO for GreaterGood.org. “This year\u2019s \u2018Adopt & Donate\u2019\u00a0focus\u00a0will give\u00a0animal welfare\u00a0advocates\u00a0the tools they need to save lives\u00a0in\u00a0two ways \u2013 by adopting a new furry family member, and by financially supporting\u00a0animal\u00a0shelters who need help now more than ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe are proud to do our part to help shelters bring pet families together, in-person or virtually,\u201d said Michelle Cole, 24PetWatch Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Total funds donated to shelters\/rescues and the total number of pets adopted from virtual platforms and any in-person adoption events will be announced by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations after August 31. \u00a0Local stations working in partnership with their shelters\/rescues may hold live events throughout August, if local conditions allow. Check\u00a0<\/span>ClearTheShelters.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for more information. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Follow the effort on Twitter @ClearTheShelter, and on social media using the hashtags #ClearTheShelters and #DesocuparLosAlbergues.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>About Clear The Shelters<\/b><\/p>\n Clear The Shelters™ \/ Desocupar Los Albergues\u00ae is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal. Every year, NBCUniversal\u2019s TV stations (NBC and Telemundo owned stations), plus affiliated stations partner with local animal shelters and rescues in their communities to host Clear The Shelters events. NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations\u2019 Clear The Shelters campaign was inspired by a 2014 North Texas pet adoption event hosted by NBC 5 \/ KXAS and Telemundo 39 \/ KXTX and dozens of area shelters that resulted in the most adopted pets in one day for North Texas. Since 2015, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations\u2019 Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign has resulted in more than 410,000 pets finding new homes. Visit\u00a0<\/span>ClearTheShelters.com<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>DesocuparLosAlbergues.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n About NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations<\/b><\/p>\n NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations is the division of NBCUniversal that includes 42 NBC and Telemundo local television stations and subsidiary digital businesses serving 30 markets, a regional news network, multicast networks COZI TV and TeleXitos, and LX, the division\u2019s new TV\/streaming network that serves adults 18-45, a group of out-of-home properties, a production company, an in-house marketing and promotions company. The local TV stations can be viewed in 38 percent of U.S. homes and in Puerto Rico and produce and deliver their local communities compelling and unique local news, real-time weather forecasts, consumer and investigative reports and entertainment programming across all platforms to help keep their English and Spanish-speaking audiences informed anytime and anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n ESTE AGOSTO, “ADOPTA Y DONA” PARA AYUDAR A LAS ESTACIONES DE NBC Y TELEMUNDO A DESOCUPAR LOS ALBERGUES\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>Visita <\/span><\/i>DesocuparLosAlbergues.com<\/span><\/i><\/a> Para Descubrir C\u00f3mo Puede Adoptar Una Mascota Virtualmente O Donar En L\u00ednea Para Ayudar A Un Refugio Cercano<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n NUEVA YORK<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 (1 de julio de 2020) \u2013 NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations (estaciones de NBC y Telemundo) anunci\u00f3 hoy que su campa\u00f1a de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas, Desocupar Los Albergues, se llevar\u00e1 a cabo del 1 al 31 de agosto. Para ayudar a las personas y las comunidades a seguir practicando las medidas distanciamiento social, las estaciones organizar\u00e1n una campa\u00f1a “Adopta y Dona” de un mes que contar\u00e1 con adopciones virtuales de mascotas y facilitar\u00e1 que las personas donen en l\u00ednea a albergues \/ refugios participantes. Este es el sexto a\u00f1o consecutivo en que las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo presentan su popular campa\u00f1a de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas a las comunidades de todo el pa\u00eds. Desde 2015, la campa\u00f1a Desocupar Los Albergues de las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo han ayudado a m\u00e1s de 410,000 mascotas a encontrar nuevos hogares. Visite <\/span>DesocuparLosAlbergues.com<\/span><\/a> para acceder a m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA medida que las comunidades de todo el pa\u00eds contin\u00faan practicando el distanciamiento social, la campa\u00f1a Desocupar Los albergues de este a\u00f1o permitir\u00e1 a las personas encontrar su mascota perfecta a trav\u00e9s de plataformas virtuales. Nuestros socios, WeRescue y 24PetWatch, tienen excelentes herramientas web y en l\u00ednea que facilitan encontrar una mascota y navegar el proceso de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas con refugios”, dijo Valari Staab, presidente de NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations. \u201cSi no es posible adoptar una mascota en este momento, nuestros socios en GreaterGood.org tienen un excelente sitio web donde cualquiera puede donar a albergues \/ refugios para ayudarlos a continuar con su gran trabajo. Estamos emocionados de que nuestras estaciones de NBC y Telemundo presenten otra campa\u00f1a memorable de Desocupar Los Albergues este agosto\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n La campa\u00f1a “Adopta y Dona” de Desocupar Los Albergues de este a\u00f1o presenta nuevos socios y recurrentes, incluidos <\/span>WeRescue<\/span><\/a> y <\/span>GreaterGood.org<\/span><\/a>, y al nuevo socio <\/span>24PetWatch<\/span><\/a>. Los usuarios pueden usar la aplicaci\u00f3n iOS WeRescue para localizar mascotas adoptables cerca de su c\u00f3digo postal, enviar sus solicitudes de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas a trav\u00e9s de los sitios web de los refugios y hacer preguntas directamente a los albergues. Las personas que est\u00e9n interesadas en donar a un albergue pueden visitar el sitio de donaciones <\/span>ClearTheSheltersFund.org<\/span><\/a> de GreaterGood.org. Adem\u00e1s, 24PetWatch est\u00e1 permitiendo que los refugios aumenten su visibilidad a trav\u00e9s de <\/span>24Petshelter.com\/cleartheshelter<\/span><\/a>, un sitio web gratuito que proporciona una lista completa de los refugios participantes y sus mascotas adoptables junto con un enlace para contactarlos.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDesde el principio, el objetivo de la aplicaci\u00f3n WeRescue ha sido ayudar a m\u00e1s personas a rescatar el amor de sus vidas en un refugio para mascotas cercano. La aplicaci\u00f3n hace esto al poner a disposici\u00f3n m\u00e1s de 70 filtros para permitir a los adoptantes ser muy espec\u00edficos acerca de la mascota que se adaptar\u00e1 a su estilo de vida. Estamos encantados de asociarnos una vez m\u00e1s con las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo para su evento Desocupar Los Albergues, para que sea f\u00e1cil para cualquier persona navegar por los listados de mascotas en nuestra aplicaci\u00f3n, pre-aplicar con un refugio antes de su visita y encontrar la mascota adecuada para ellos “, agreg\u00f3 Mark Wade, fundador y CEO de WeRescue.<\/span><\/p>\n “GreaterGood.org se enorgullece de asociarse nuevamente con las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo para su campa\u00f1a Desocupar Los Albergues y as\u00ed ayudar a miles de mascotas sin hogar a encontrar hogares amorosos en todo Estados Unidos”, dijo Liz Baker, CEO de GreaterGood.org. “El enfoque de este a\u00f1o “Adopta y Dona” brindar\u00e1 a los defensores del bienestar animal las herramientas que necesitan para salvar vidas de dos maneras: adoptando un nuevo miembro peludo en la familia y apoyando financieramente los refugios de animales que necesitan ayuda ahora m\u00e1s que nunca”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Estamos orgullosos de hacer nuestra parte para ayudar a los refugios a unir a las familias con mascotas, ya sea en persona o virtualmente”, dijo Michelle Cole, directora de ventas y marketing de 24PetWatch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Los fondos totales donados a albergues \/ refugios y el n\u00famero total de mascotas adoptadas en las plataformas virtuales y cualquier evento de adopci\u00f3n en persona, ser\u00e1n anunciados por NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations despu\u00e9s del 31 de agosto. Las estaciones locales que trabajan en asociaci\u00f3n con albergues o refugios podr\u00edan realizar eventos f\u00edsicos durante el mes de agosto, si las condiciones locales lo permiten. Visite <\/span>DesocuparLosAlbergues.com<\/span><\/a> para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Siga la campa\u00f1a en Twitter en @ClearTheShelter y en las redes sociales utilizando los hashtags #DesocuparLosAlbergues y #ClearTheShelters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sobre Desocupar Los Albergues\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Desocupar Los Albergues\u00ae \/ Clear The Shelters ™ es una campa\u00f1a anual de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas a nivel nacional encabezada por NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, una divisi\u00f3n de NBCUniversal. Cada a\u00f1o, las estaciones de televisi\u00f3n de NBCUniversal (estaciones de NBC y Telemundo), junto a estaciones afiliadas se asocian con albergues de animales locales en sus comunidades para organizar eventos de Desocupar Los Albergues. La campa\u00f1a Desocupar Los Albergues de NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations se inspir\u00f3 en un evento de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas en el norte de Texas organizado en 2014 por NBC 5 \/ KXAS y Telemundo 39 \/ KXTX y por decenas de refugios en el \u00e1rea, lo cual resulto con el mayor n\u00famero de mascotas adoptadas en un solo d\u00eda en el Norte de Texas. Desde 2015, la campa\u00f1a de adopci\u00f3n de mascotas Desocupar Los Albergues de NBCUniversal Owned Television ha resultado en que m\u00e1s de 410,000 mascotas encuentren nuevos hogares. Visite <\/span>DesocuparLosAlbergues.com<\/span><\/a> \/ <\/span>ClearTheShelters.com<\/span><\/a> para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n Sobre NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations<\/b><\/p>\n NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations es la divisi\u00f3n de NBCUniversal que incluye 42 estaciones de televisi\u00f3n local de NBC y Telemundo y negocios digitales subsidiarios que prestan servicios en 30 mercados televisivos, una red regional de noticias, las redes de multidifusi\u00f3n COZI TV y TeleXitos, adem\u00e1s de LX, la nueva red de transmisi\u00f3n de la divisi\u00f3n que sirve adultos de 18 a 45 a\u00f1os, un grupo de propiedades fuera del hogar, una compa\u00f1\u00eda de producci\u00f3n, y una compa\u00f1\u00eda interna de mercadeo y promociones. Las estaciones de televisi\u00f3n locales se pueden ver en el 38 por ciento de los hogares de los Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico; producen y entregan a sus comunidades noticias locales atractivas y \u00fanicas, pron\u00f3sticos meteorol\u00f3gicos en tiempo real, investigaciones e informaci\u00f3n para el consumidor, adem\u00e1s de programaci\u00f3n de entretenimiento en todas las plataformas para ayudar a mantener sus audiencias en ingl\u00e9s y en espa\u00f1ol informadas en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THIS AUGUST, \u201cADOPT & DONATE\u201d TO HELP NBC AND TELEMUNDO OWNED STATIONS CLEAR THE SHELTERS\u00a0 \u00a0Visit\u00a0ClearTheShelters.com\u00a0To Find Out How You Can Adopt A Pet Virtually Or Donate Online To Help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n