NBCUniversal Local’s ‘Clear The Shelters’ returns for its 11th year

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - NBCUniversal Local's nationwide pet adoption and donation initiative, "Clear The Shelters," returns for its 11th consecutive year.

According to a press release, for its 2025 campaign, which started August 1 and will run until August 31, NBC and Telemundo-owned and affiliated stations across the country "are partnering with more than 1,600 animal shelters and rescues in their communities to promote pet adoption and raise critical funds to support their animal welfare operations."

In addition, this year's campaign is featuring an extended fundraising effort which goes until September 15.

Since its inception back in 2015, the initiative, according to the press release, "has led to nearly 1.2 million pet adoptions and raised more than $5 million for participating shelters," with its 2024 campaign setting a "single-year record by helping nearly 170,000 pets find new homes, and raised more than $500,000 for shelters."

To learn more about the 2025 campaign, click here.