VCA Sponsors Clear the Shelters
Presented by NBC – on Saturday, August 19th, 2017
For the third consecutive year, VCA Animal Hospitals has teamed up with NBC for a one-of-a-kind pet adoption initiative –
Clear the Shelters – on Saturday, August 19th. As a featured veterinary hospital sponsor, VCA’s veterinary
healthcare teams will work with more than 700 shelters across the country. On this day, shelters will adopt out homeless pets into
their forever homes. VCA is committed to supporting community animal welfare partners so they can save and enhance the lives of
countless disadvantaged dogs, cats and other pets.
“We are proud to partner with NBC4 again this year, and to help raise awareness about the benefits of adopting from a local
shelter,” said Art Antin, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of VCA. “Working collaboratively, VCA and the shelters can make a
meaningful, and often lifesaving, difference in the lives of so many pets. We're looking forward to working together to promote the
health and happiness of pets throughout the country.”
On this day of action, participating animal shelters will offer reduced adoption fees and open their doors to find new homes for
homeless pets. VCA Animal Hospitals’ teams will be on-site at community shelters, and all pets adopted during the event will
receive a limited health guarantee and a gift bag filled with pet essentials. Pet owners visiting the event will also be offered a
certificate for a Free First Exam, so they can experience the exceptional care offered at VCA Animal Hospitals.
For updates, stories and a map of participating shelters, visit www.cleartheshelters.com. The stations’ new social media campaign will engage the broader community throughout
the campaign period by inviting them to post photos of their pets on all social media platforms and share why they love them using
#LoveMyPet and #ClearTheShelters.
About VCA
VCA (WOOF on NASDAQ) is a leading provider of pet health care services in the country delivered through more than 750 small
animal veterinary hospitals in the US and Canada, a preeminent nationwide clinical laboratory system that services all 50 states
and Canada (Antech Diagnostics), the leading animal diagnostic imaging company in the market (Sound), and Camp Bow Wow (CBW), the
nation’s Premier Doggy Day and Overnight Camp® franchise, an Inc. 5000 company.
VCA Animal Hospitals are staffed by more than 4,700 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians to give pets the
very best in medical care, of which over 525 are board-certified specialists who are experts in areas such as Oncology, Cardiology,
Emergency & Critical Care, and Surgery for animals. VCA Animal Hospitals provides a full range of general practice services to
keep pets well and specialized treatments when pets are ill. For more information, please visit www.VCAhospitals.com or follow on Twitter @vcapethealth.
Agnes Huff Communications
Agnes Huff, (310) 641-2525
ahuff@ahuffgroup.com
or
NBC4 Southern California
Terri Hernandez Rosales, (818) 684-3612
Terri.hernandezrosales@nbcuni.com
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