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BISSELL Pet Foundation touches the lives of pets every day. Get the latest news and read more about our lifesaving work, events and happy tails.

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November 12, 2024

2024 Impact Report

2024 has been a year defined by more – more access, more urgency and more happy tails than ever before.

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March 16, 2023 Cathy’s Blog

3 Practices in Animal Welfare We Need to Change

Cathy passionately shares her concerns about certain animal welfare practices.

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March 1, 2023 Updates

BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Feed the Shelters Campaign Encourages People to Donate Food to Shelters

Throughout March, BISSELL Pet Foundation is raising awareness to encourage community support for shelters with its Feed the Shelters® campaign.

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February 28, 2023 Updates

New year, new transport destinations!

BISSELL Pet Foundation’s first flight of 2023 was also our first flight to Maine!

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February 28, 2023 Cathy’s Blog

Payment Options: Low-Hanging Fruit for Access to Veterinary Care

Why payment options should be available everywhere and what you can do.

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February 22, 2023 Newsletter

The Dish

BISSELL Pet Foundation is celebrating the transport of our 10,000th dog! In just two weeks in February, BPF moved more than 320 pets from overcrowded shelters

Animal Incident Management
February 9, 2023 Updates

BISSELL Pet Foundation Announces New Animal Incident Management Initiative

BISSELL Pet Foundation expands crisis and disaster response efforts with Animal Incident Management, a new collaborative program.

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February 3, 2023 Cathy’s Blog

Saving Lives in St. Landry Parish

Cathy Bissell shares updates on lifesaving efforts in St. Landry Parish.

2023 Junior Board of Directors
January 31, 2023 Updates

Meet the 2023 Junior Board of Directors!

Get to know BISSELL Pet Foundation's 2023 Junior Board of Directors!

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January 24, 2023 Newsletter

The Dish

The numbers say it all. We are so excited that 56,706 pets found homes through our adoption events in 2022! BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters (ETS)

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January 16, 2023 Updates

7 New Year’s Resolutions to Help Save Homeless Pets

How to make a difference for homeless pets all year long.

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January 10, 2023 Cathy’s Blog

Improving Access to Care

Cathy Bissell talks about how the animal welfare industry can improve access to care for pet owners.

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January 4, 2023 Cathy’s Blog

Supporting Source Shelters

Cathy Bissell shares how BISSELL Pet Foundation supports source shelters and how destination shelters are giving back.

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December 19, 2022 Updates

12,667 Pets Adopted Just In Time for the Holidays

More than 12,600 shelter pets were adopted during BPF's Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope

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December 7, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Transforming Spay/Neuter in 2023

Cathy Bissell talks about BISSELL Pet Foundation's approach to spay/neuter in the year to come.

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November 15, 2022 Updates

2022 Impact Report

Your generosity empowers BISSELL Pet Foundation to make the biggest impact for pets by enabling us to respond when and where we are needed most.

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November 15, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

How to Impact Homeless Pets this Giving Tuesday and Beyond

Giving Tuesday is one of the most important days for nonprofits, and it is just around the corner.

Cathy holding puppy
November 2, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Drawing Families into Shelters to Adopt

Cathy Bissell talks about the impact of drawing potential adopters into shelters.

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October 31, 2022 Updates

Community Outreach

BPF is committed to impacting the lives of homeless pets in shelters and owned pets by making spay/neuter possible for those who would not otherwise be able to access these preventative procedures.

ETS Fall Recap
October 26, 2022 Updates

9,450 Pets Adopted During October Empty the Shelters

Nearly 9,500 shelter pets were adopted during BPF's Fall National Empty the Shelters

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October 3, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

A Disaster Response Update: Supporting Florida Shelters

BISSELL Pet Foundation is working tirelessly to support the people and animals impacted by Hurricane Ian in Florida.

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September 26, 2022 Updates

Saving Lives Through Transport

Cathy Bissell details the importance of transporting pets.

Learn how to keep your pets safe during emergencies
September 12, 2022 Updates

Preparing Your Pets for Disasters & Emergencies

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September 6, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

What Happens When Puppy Mills Can’t Sell Their Dogs? 

BISSELL Pet Foundation recently helped place more than 50 puppy mill puppies.

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August 11, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Every Community Has Adopters

22,165 adoptions took place during BISSELL Pet Foundation's July 2022 Empty the Shelters event.

Empty the Shelters Summer 2022 Adoption Total Announcement of 29380 Pets Impacted
August 3, 2022 Updates

Record-Setting Number of Pets Find Homes through BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters

More than 29,000 shelter pets were impacted through adoption and transport during the nation’s largest funded adoption event.

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July 29, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Bullying Shelters is not Acceptable

Speaking up for shelters in the face of bullying as they work to support more than 4,000 beagles saved from Virginia facility.

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July 27, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Rethinking the Narrative When Marketing Shelter Pets for Adoption

Cathy Bissell shares her insights on how to rethink the narrative of the marketing of pets in the animal welfare industry.

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July 13, 2022 Updates

Great Pyrenees Rescued From Dire Neglect Finds Home Through Empty the Shelters

Bear, the Great Pyrenees dog, was rescued by BISSELL Pet Foundation and found a loving home through Empty the Shelters.

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July 11, 2022 Updates

Veterinarian Dr. Alana Canupp, DVM, Joins the BISSELL Pet Foundation

Veterinarian Dr. Alana Canupp, DVM, joins BISSELL Pet Foundation to expand spay/neuter and veterinary care support.

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July 6, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Our Nation’s Animal Shelters are in Crisis

With rising inflation, housing changes, the increased cost of veterinary care and many people struggling to make ends meet, shelters from coast to coast are seeing a drastic increase in owner surrenders.

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June 2, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

BISSELL Pet Foundation Assists with 19 Cruelty Cases and Counting

We need to talk about large-scale animal cruelty cases, like hoarding situations and puppy mills, and how they impact our shelters and exhaust precious resources.

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May 24, 2022 Updates

13,504 Pets Find Loving Homes During Spring National Empty the Shelters

With a goal of finding every pet a loving home, BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Spring Empty the Shelters set a new seasonal adoption record during the May 2022 event.

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April 20, 2022 Updates

Empowering Partners with Training Opportunities

BISSELL Pet Foundation is constantly evolving to help homeless pets and animal welfare organizations that lack lifesaving resources.

Cathy's Blog on the Shelter Crisis
April 15, 2022 Cathy’s Blog

Beyond Data: A Look at our Nation’s Shelter Crisis

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March 14, 2022

Protect Your Pets From Household Poisons

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March 8, 2022 Updates

Welcome BISSELL Pet Foundation’s 2022 Junior Board

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March 2, 2022

Ending the Stigma to Appreciate Shelter Employees

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February 7, 2022 Updates

First Transport Flight of 2022 Give Texas Dogs a New Start in Canada

BISSELL Pet Foundation and Petco Love
January 27, 2022

Building Healthy Communities Together

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January 24, 2022 Updates

Deaf Dog Taught Sign Language Gets New Home During Empty the Shelters

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January 11, 2022 Updates

Record-Breaking 15,297 Pets Adopted During Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope

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January 5, 2022

Empty the Shelters 2022

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December 29, 2021

10 Years of Lifesaving Work: Happy Tails from Partners

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December 20, 2021

Reflecting on Saving Lives in 2021

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December 1, 2021

2021 Impact Report

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November 5, 2021

BISSELL Pet Foundation Partners with Amazon for Adoption Event

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November 5, 2021

Cathy Bissell Featured on MSNBC Know Your Values “Women in Charge” Series

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October 27, 2021

Fall Empty the Shelters Sets New Record for Adoptions

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October 14, 2021

BISSELL Pet Foundation Transports 5,000th Dog

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October 5, 2021

Reducing the Trauma of Pets in Shelters

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October 1, 2021

BISSELL Pet Foundation Part of First Ever TNR in Australia  

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September 22, 2021

Fighting the Sheltering Crisis of 2021

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September 17, 2021

From Abandoned to Adopted: Belky’s Story

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September 17, 2021

Don’t Get Tricked by Puppy Mills

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September 9, 2021

Together We Can Fight Puppy Mills

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August 31, 2021

Senior and Large Pets Find Homes Through Emergency Empty the Shelters

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August 25, 2021 Updates

Rise of COVID-19 in Shelters

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August 17, 2021

84 Dogs Cross the Border to Find Forever Homes

Cathy's Blog
August 11, 2021

Understanding the Impact of Shelter Veterinarians

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July 21, 2021

BPF Hosts Record Empty the Shelters