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February 26, 2025 Newsletter

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February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, and we need your help!

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January 27, 2025 Newsletter

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Before we get too far into 2025, I'd like to take a moment to thank you for saving lives with us last year.

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December 18, 2024 Newsletter

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Holiday wishes are coming true for pets across the country thanks to your support of Empty the Shelters!

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December 3, 2024 Newsletter

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A record-breaking 20,636 pets (10,795 cats and 9,841 dogs) found loving homes during BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Fall National Empty the Shelters™ event.

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October 23, 2024 Newsletter

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All of us at BISSELL Pet Foundation continue to hold the people and pets impacted by recent hurricanes in our hearts.

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September 30, 2024 Newsletter

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Big News! On World Animal Day, October 4, BISSELL Pet Foundation will be the charity partner for a first-of-its-kind giving event on Amazon! This extraordinary opportunity...

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August 20, 2024 Newsletter

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Tails are wagging everywhere as we celebrate a record-setting 35,159 adoptions during BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Summer National Empty the Shelters™. This lifesaving event, which took place during a period of critical...

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July 31, 2024 Newsletter

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Tails were wagging last weekend when Cathy Bissell received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF). As you may know, Cathy is the driving force...

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June 27, 2024 Newsletter

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In February, Fiona was taken in as a stray by the Genessee County Animal Control (GCAC) in Flint, MI. Despite being the sweetest girl, she was never claimed by her owners. GCAC quickly identified that a ruptured knee joint was causing her...

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May 24, 2024 Newsletter

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On Friday, May 17, Cathy Bissell and members of BPF's Animal Incident Management (AIM) team were on the ground in Missouri to help rescue more than 200 dogs and puppies...

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April 26, 2024 Newsletter

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If you are thinking about adding a new four-legged family member, now is the time to adopt because Empty the Shelters is back, and we have more participating organizations than ever!

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March 29, 2024 Newsletter

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BISSELL Pet Foundation's Operation Fix the Future™ free spay/neuter clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan, took place last week and was a huge success with 903 pets

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February 27, 2024 Newsletter

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Abel arrived at Greater Hillsdale Humane Society (GHHS) in Michigan in February 2023. Because he was heartworm-positive,

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January 29, 2024 Newsletter

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BISSELL Pet Foundation's Animal Incident Management (AIM) was contacted regarding a failed “rescue” in Arkansas that could no longer

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December 19, 2023 Newsletter

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We’ve just wrapped up our Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope event, and one of the many stories that captured our hearts was of former BPF Grateful Pet, Faith

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October 25, 2023 Newsletter

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In the first week of October, BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Animal Incident Management (AIM) team was on the ground in Missouri supporting National Mill Dog

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September 19, 2023 Newsletter

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Do you remember Hope? Hope was left for dead and found by St. Landry Parish Animal Control in May. She had been shot with BBs, her ears were cut off, she had a broken jaw...

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August 22, 2023 Newsletter

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Good news! Many of the 70 dogs who were part of the horrific Mississippi cruelty case have been placed with trusted BISSELL Pet Foundation shelter and rescue partners and will soon be available for adoption!

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July 25, 2023 Newsletter

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When disastrous flooding overwhelmed Vermont two weeks ago...

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June 27, 2023 Newsletter

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Last week, BISSELL Pet Foundation's Animal Incident Management (AIM) team and other animal welfare experts were on the ground in Missouri coordinating the care for more than 240 dogs after authorities pressured a large-scale puppy mill breeder to shut down and a separate commercial breeder went out of business. BPF partnered with National Mill Dog Rescue to save the dogs, many of which were living in unsafe, crowded conditions and have medical issues resulting from lack of care.

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May 23, 2023 Newsletter

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BISSELL Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelters (ETS) events are proven to help pets find loving homes, including those who have experienced long stays of months or even years. Our most recent ETS event in partnership with Dogtopia resulted in thousands of happy tails!

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April 17, 2023 Newsletter

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We have exciting news to share! BISSELL Pet Foundation is teaming up with Dogtopia for our first national Empty the Shelters event in 2023 from May 1-15!

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March 22, 2023 Newsletter

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So many happy tails came from BPF's Empty the Shelters-Adopt Your Valentine event, but one story stood out—after 550 days of waiting, Daphne finally found a loving home.

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February 22, 2023 Newsletter

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BISSELL Pet Foundation is celebrating the transport of our 10,000th dog! In just two weeks in February, BPF moved more than 320 pets from overcrowded shelters

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January 24, 2023 Newsletter

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The numbers say it all. We are so excited that 56,706 pets found homes through our adoption events in 2022! BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters (ETS)

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June 3, 2021

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April 28, 2021

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