If you’re thinking about a last minute thoughtful gift for someone, bringing a new four-legged friend to your family this holiday season might just be it! For dog and cat lovers, the Home for the Holidays event will allow you to take 50% off adoption fees until 4 PM today at the Pennsylvania SPCA’s Erie Avenue location and some pups...

Jasper is one of the dogs at the Brandywine Valley SPCA hoping to find a home for the holidays.

A dog flu outbreak has forced a New Jersey animal shelter to close until the new year. Adoption and veterinary services are temporarily suspended at the Monmouth County SPCA due to a confirmed canine influenza, officials said. The Monmouth County SCPA’s adoptions and vet services offered through the Vogel Veterinary Clinic have also been shut down. The SPCA says...

Animal shelters across the country are teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need.

In honor of “Clear the Shelters” coming up on Aug. 17, we asked our NBC Chicago Facebook audience, “Why did you decide to adopt your pet?” Their responses were filled with stories of love, companionship and lifelong friendship. Read them below.

Footage shows towering flames in San Francisco as crews battle a fire caused by a gas explosion.

Footage shows towering flames in San Francisco as crews battle a fire caused by a gas explosion.

Patti Glover had a dream about adopting Honey. On Clear the Shelters, Glover returned to the Burbank Animal Shelter and took her home.

Animals that were once used for research in Delaware now have the chance to become adopted. A similar law is in the works in other states.

Due to overcrowding, ACCT Philly is waiving adoption fees of pets over the weekend.

Governor John Carney signed a bill Wednesday afternoon that will require all research facilities that receive public funding to put retired dogs and cats up for adoption, rather than euthanizing them.

Casey Swann from Morris Animal Refuge brough Popcorn to the set. Popcorn is a pitbull mix looking for a home. Swann says Morris Animal Shelter is America’s first animal shelter.

Damon March, Chief Operating Officer for Humane Pennsylvania, looks at clearing the shelters from a perspective that is not focused on adopting. Know what to expect and spay neuter your pets.

NBC10’s commitment to “Clear the Shelters” continues as Rosemary Connors and Krystal Klei meet “Sir Wallace” from ACCT Phily.

There is a life and death situation at Philly’s Animal Care and Control Center (ACCT Philly), the kennels are full.

As part of NBC’s “Clear the Shelters” pet adoption drive, we asked Team USA to share their own “tails” of pet adoption and how these animals have impacted their lives.

The Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia is offering free pet adoptions.

Animal shelters across the country are teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need.

A dog-friendly fundraiser in Center City this month will celebrate National Adopt a Shelter Dog Day and raise money to support the Pennsylvania SPCA.

Hannah the tutu-wearing pit bull, George the pot-bellied pig and a kitten named Chase were among the nearly 20,000 animals who got new homes last Saturday as part of the Clear the Shelters adoption drive. Stories from the day will be front and center this Saturday, when “Today” co-host Natalie Morales hosts a 30-minute post-adoption drive special that will recap...