“Hulk” has been waiting since last December to be adopted. See more courtesy photos below.
SANTA PAULA — Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center (SPARC), 705 E. Santa Barbara St., will participate in Bissell Pet Foundation’s Summer 2025 National Empty the Shelters Event from July 5-19, 2025, offering no-cost adoptions for dogs and cats, six months and older. All adoptable pets will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated up to date.
BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelter, the nation’s largest funded adoption event – returns this summer from July 5-19, 2025. This lifesaving initiative helps make adoption more affordable by sponsoring reduced fees of $70 or less. Since 2016, Empty the Shelters has helped more than 324,000 pets find loving homes.
“Shelters across the country are once again at a breaking point. They are facing record intakes and limited space. Too often, loving, healthy pets are at risk, but our communities hold the key to their future,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “Our Summer National Empty the Shelters is more than an adoption event—it’s a movement to support local shelters and save lives together. It’s an opportunity to change a pet’s life—and your own. Together, we can give every pet the future they deserve.”
The public is invited to choose their adoptable pet at SPARC on Tuesdays through Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Available pets can be viewed on SPARC’s website at https://santapaulaarc.org/. A selection will be featured daily on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/santapaulaarc/
Fees are waived for all pets over six months old. Kitten and puppy adoption fees will be 50% off.
Empty the Shelters is the nation’s largest funded adoption event and has helped more than 324,000 pets find homes across the country and in Canada since its inception in 2016.
- All pets are spay/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.
- Each shelter has their own process – contact them for details.
- Follow @bissellpets and for updates and announcements.
- Adoption saves two lives – the pet going home and the one who takes their place.
About BISSELL Pet Foundation is a charitable 501©(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to help reduce the number of animals in shelters through pet adoption, spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchipping and emergency support. Founded in 2011 by Cathy Bissell, BPF is an extension of her long-standing love for animals and commitment to their welfare. BPF has since partnered with more than 6,025 shelters and rescues across the U.S. and Canada to help pets find loving homes. The foundation is supported by generous donors and BISSELL Inc. where every purchase saves pets. To learn more, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org.
Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center is a dedicated 501c3, completely no-kill, non-profit animal shelter, which, for over 13 years, has provided a haven of compassion and care for stray and abandoned animals to live in a safe, nurturing environment, while they wait to find their forever homes.
