Free pet adoptions offered during Clear the Shelters campaign

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This image is a promotional banner for a pet adoption event at Big Bear and Devore Animal Shelters. It features a dog and a cat with a heart in the background. The text highlights "Free Adoptions" and the dates "Aug 1 - 31." — *Give a shelter pet a forever home during the Clear the Shelters campaign.*

Celebrate the 12th annual Clear the Shelters campaign from Aug. 1-31 at the Big Bear and Devore Animal Shelters. Each qualifying adoption includes spaying or neutering, a microchip and age-appropriate vaccinations. To help ease your transition to pet parenthood, MetLife Pet Insurance offers 30 days of complimentary pet insurance.

Special kickoff events will be held at the Big Bear and Devore Animal Shelters on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The events will feature vendors, family-friendly activities, adoptable pets and information about supporting pets in need.

The Animals Are First Fund (ARFF) is sponsoring adoption fees for cats and dogs throughout the month-long campaign. The campaign is also supported by NBC and Telemundo stations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, which partner with local animal shelters and rescue organizations to help pets find loving homes.

Last year, the campaign helped 474 animals at San Bernardino County’s Devore and Big Bear Animal Shelters find their forever homes. We’re thrilled to see what this year holds! Give a shelter pet a second chance by adopting during the Clear the Shelters campaign. Visit ClearTheShelters.com to learn more and find out how you can participate.

Not quite ready to adopt? You can still make a difference by becoming a pet foster parent. Fostering provides animals with a safe, loving home while they wait for adoption. San Bernardino County Animal Care provides the supplies and support needed to foster a pet. Whether you foster for a few days or a few weeks, you’ll help prepare pets for their forever homes—and you might even meet your own perfect companion along the way. Learn more about becoming a foster parent and sign up today at animalcare.sbcounty.gov/become-a-pet-foster-parent.

For more information about pets available for adoption, please visit San Bernardino County Animal Care at animalcare.sbcounty.gov/pets or call 800-472-5609. The Devore Animal Shelter is located at 19777 Shelter Way in Devore, and the Big Bear Animal Shelter is located at 42080 North Shore Dr. in Big Bear. To make a donation to assist animals at the shelters, visit ARFFund.org.

Additional County Update News – July 30, 2026