Clear the Shelters

WAVY has joined NBCUniversal Local’s 11th annual Clear the Shelters pet adoption and donation campaign scheduled for Aug. 1 to 31, 2025, which features an extended fundraising initiative taking place now through Sept. 15. Last year’s Clear the Shelters campaign had a record-breaking year with nearly 168,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised more than $500,000. In total, more than 1,600 shelters and rescues representing 49 states and territories, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam – along with 152 NBC stations participated in last year’s campaign.  

As part of the nationwide initiative, NBC and Telemundo stations partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to promote pet adoption and raise funds that support animal welfare. Since its 2015 inception, Clear the Shelters has helped nearly 1.2 million pets find new homes and has raised more than $5 million for participating shelters and rescues.  

For more information on Clear the Shelters, along with details on local events, visit ClearTheShelters.com. 

 
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The following local shelters and rescues are participating in this year’s Clear the Shelters:

• • Chesapeake Animal Services 2100 South Military Highway, Chesapeake, VA  23320, 757-382-8080
• • Coastal Purrs Cat Rescue 555 Biltmore Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23454 757-718-4036 

• • Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society 6620 Jackson Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061, 804-693-5520

• • Heritage Humane Society 430 Waller Mill Rd., Williamsburg, VA  23185, 757-221-0150

• • Isle of Wight County Animal Services 13044 Poorhouse Rd., Windsor, VA  23397, 757-365-6318

• • Kitty Kingdom Cat Cafe 565 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA  23322, 757-381-7337

• • Lil Roar Cat Rescue 928 Diamond Springs Rd. Suite 137, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, 859-421-5466

• • Norfolk SPCA 916 Ballentine Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23504, 757-622-7163

• • Outer Banks SPCA 378 Airport Road, Manteo, NC 27954, 252-475-5620

• • Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter 5843 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23605 757-615-8568

• • Peninsula SPCA 523 J Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601, 757-595-1399

• • Portsmouth Humane Society 4022 Seaboard Court, Portsmouth, VA 23701, 757-397-6004

• • Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center 341 S Birdneck Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23456, 757-385-4444

• • Virginia Beach SPCA 3040 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453, 757-427-0070