Bissell Pet Foundation

45 shelters in Michigan will be participating in the event.

Adoptions will be only $25, with Bissell Pet Foundation covering the rest of the adoption cost. 36 Michigan animal shelters will be participating.

You & your four-legged furry friend are invited to the party!

We have a chance to Empty the Shelters, Tulips, the Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo, a Farmer’s Market, a Mom’s Sale, a Shooting Competition, Free Comic Books and more! Get out and enjoy the first weekend in May.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Time to add extra love in your home.

We have sports, a night time nature hike, lots of stage productions, pet adoptions, a tree lighting, a Menorah lighting, and Christmas for the animals.

ArtPrize continues along with several different festivals this weekend. There are a couple of charity events going on, Sinbad is in town, there is a birthday celebration, free ice cream and more.

Saturday's event helped find forever homes for pets in 112 shelters from 13 different states.

You won’t run out of things to do this weekend! There is the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo on Saturday. There is also ice skating, tulips, walks, free comic books, naked gardening, free pet adoption, and a party for the Planet!

2,103 pets were adopted Saturday while the Bissell Pet Foundation paid the adoption fees at around 75 shelters around Michigan.

This story just keeps getting better! Earlier this week, hearts across Michigan (and the U.S.) were broken when they learned that Eastwood, a special needs dog, was the only one left at a shelter in Harbor Springs after the 'Empty the Shelter' event from the weekend...

Yesterday was the “Empty the Shelter” event at 69 animal shelters around Michigan.  The event was sponsored by Bissell Pet Foundation, who paid the adoption fees for the over 1,500 pets that were adopted! According to Fox 17, twenty-two of the 69 shelters reported being empty or almost completely empty after Saturday’s adoption event...