“[Clear the Shelters] is about more than adoption — it’s about community, compassion, and the incredible transformations that happen when people and pets find each other.”
– Miguel Abi-hassan, Joybound Chief Programs Officer
Joybound is proud to team up with NBC Bay Area, NBCUniversal, and hundreds of other shelters and rescue organizations across the country to host Clear the Shelters throughout the month of August a nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign that helps find loving homes for animals in need. With thousands of cats and dogs eagerly waiting to start their next chapter, Clear the Shelters offers a powerful opportunity to spotlight the life-changing work happening every day in our communities.
Adopt a pet today to provide a shelter animal with a second chance at love. Joybound’s intake & admissions team makes multiple trips every week to partner shelters across the state of California, so available animals are updated daily. For information on what to expect, learn more about our adoption process.
Make a Clear the Shelters Gift
From August 26 – August 31, Clear the Shelters partners will be matching collective donations dollar for dollar up to $10,000. That means the first $10,000 raised across all participating organizations in the Clear The Shelters Fund will be doubled!
Please note: If you are having trouble viewing our adoptable pets widget above, please try viewing this page in a different browser, or clearing your cache. You can also view all our adoptable pets via this direct link.
Adoption Hours
Mon-Sun: 12 – 6 PM
(Early sign-in begins at 9 AM)
Business Hours
Mon-Sun: 9 AM – 5 PM
Current Number of Adoptions
Upcoming Adoption Events
Here is a look at where you’ll be able to find our mobile adoption team (dates and locations are subject to change), as well as any sponsored adoption days or other types of adoption events.
