City of Great Falls Animal Shelter and Bissell Pet Foundation join forces to “Empty The Shelters”

GREAT FALLS, Montana – The City of Great Falls Animal Shelter is proud to announce its partnership with the Bissell Pet Foundation for the fall national "Empty The Shelters" event, taking place from October 1st to October 14th. This lifesaving initiative aims to address the current pet overcrowding crisis in shelters nationwide by promoting pet adoption.

Bissell Pet Foundation’s "Empty the Shelters" event is renowned as the largest funded adoption event in the country. Since its inception in 2016, this initiative has helped more than 190,000 pets find loving forever homes. With the participation of 687 animal welfare organizations across 49 states and canada, "empty the shelters" has become a beacon of hope for shelter pets.

During these quarterly national events, an average of 1,225 shelter pets are adopted each day, demonstrating the tremendous impact of community support. This time, the city of great falls animal shelter is stepping up to join this cause.

"Our nation’s animal shelters are facing an overcrowding crisis unlike anything we have experienced in more than a decade. The devastating increase in owner surrenders and stray intakes has left tens of thousands of socialized, house-trained, and leash-trained pets desperate to find a home," said Cathy Bissell, founder of Bissell Pet Foundation. "Our fall national ‘Empty the Shelters' will support the adoption of thousands of pets across the country, helping shelters in this critical time. Opening your home to a shelter pet saves a life and creates space to give another pet a chance."

During the City of Great Falls Animal Shelter's participation in the "Empty the Shelters" event, we are thrilled to offer reduced adoption fees to encourage more families to choose adoption: $10 cat adoptions* & $25 dog adoptions*

*Please note that the adoption fee does not include the $45 city license for residents of the city of great falls.

For more information on this event or the adoption process, visit greatfallsmt.net/animalshelter or call the shelter directly at 406-454-2276.