The Shelter Pet Project
Who We Are
The Shelter Pet Project, launched in 2009, is a public service ad campaign focused on spreading the word that pets in shelters are wonderful and lovable, and encouraging potential adopters to consider the shelter as the first place to look when acquiring a “new best friend.”
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Check out our ad campaign, which encourages people to adopt and provide a loving home for dogs and cats in need!
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Adoption Stories
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Meko
Meko was an older, slightly pudgy black lab who would not come to the gate doors and greet me (nor bark, . . .
See Full Story >Chica, Cienna, and Cali
My husband and I have adopted 3 adult cats from a local shelter in Columbus, Ohio over the last year . . .
See Full Story >Tiffany Sarrah
Tiffany chose to spend her life with me when she was five months old; now, she's a glorious 16 years . . .
See Full Story > - Pepper
Because of my disabilty I was home alone a lot, but now that we have Pepper there is never a dull moment. . . .
See Full Story >Blue
Blue is amazing in every way - he is this big mellow, laid-back boy who adores his people. He follows . . .
See Full Story >Daphanie
I am a college student, and I most desperately wanted a puppy to stay with me for company while I was home . . .
See Full Story > - Molly
Molly is the cutest dog I have ever seen. She is a mix of what seems Jack Russell, Whippet and Pointer . . .
See Full Story >Peanut
I just went looking one day to see if I could find a friend for our dog Hollie. Peanut was the first . . .
See Full Story >Natty Beau
Just look at that face! Every time I look at this my happy place is filled to the brim.
See Full Story > - Elmo
When I first found Elmo in a YouTube video from the rescue group, I knew I had to have him. So did several . . .
See Full Story >Scarlet O'Hara
My ex sister-in-law was a volunteer at the shelter and she told me about some kittens who had been rescued . . .
See Full Story >ELI
There are no true words that could describe Eli! I do make sure to tell him that he's my ALL TIME . . .
See Full Story > - Perkins
Hi. I'm Perkins. I'm a 13yr old Beagle mix and blind. I was abandoned in the middle of the night . . .
See Full Story >Cookie
Cookie came to my life as a foster kitten just 18 days old, along with her brother, two sisters and mom. . . .
See Full Story >Cynder
I adopted Cynder shortly after the loss of my beloved dog, Shadow. Cynder had been rescued from a Los Angeles . . .
See Full Story > - Boo
I've ALWAYS loved dogs and I was moving in with my boyfriend who was still attending school. We decided . . .
See Full Story >Annie
We needed an adult cat who could play with Hershey but wasn’t too outgoing since he is still kind of a scaredy . . .
See Full Story >Bella
I wanted to get a purebred German Shepherd, so I looked at the local shelter. I found an abandoned 8 month . . .
See Full Story > - Stretch
Stretch was abandoned at the Burbank Animal shelter when he was about 1 year old. When I found him, I instantly . . .
See Full Story >Dooby Marie Jerome Persson
A lifelong UN-dog person, my conversion happened while on vacation in Italy in March 2006. I became smitten . . .
See Full Story >Bella
When I first saw her picture, she looked so sad. She came from a puppy mill and had been abused. She was skittish, . . .
See Full Story > - Annabella
We found Annabella when we were looking for puppies online. She had just had a litter, but when we saw her picture, . . .
See Full Story >Phatboy
The SPCA was very attentive to my needs! Knowing that my other cat had been hit by a car, they knew I needed . . .
See Full Story >Munchie
She was on Petfinder for 3 months. We were sure it was a mistake. We couldn't get our hopes up. At the MSPCA, . . .
See Full Story > - Pippin
My kitty Pippin is the product of a foster failure not long after I started volunteering with a shelter. . . .
See Full Story >Pitsy
Ol' Pitsy is special because she had been in the shelter nearly her entire life when we adopted . . .
See Full Story >Nanny
Nanny had a rough start, but is all heart. She had a fresh surgical scar on her leg when I adopted her. . . .
See Full Story > - Otto
Otto is a big, black boy on his third chance. We fostered him at 8 months when he was rescued from a shelter. . . .
See Full Story >Angel
I adopted Angel in May 2010. On 9/21/11, she woke me up in the middle of the night to go out which she doesn't . . .
See Full Story >Echo
I volunteer at the shelter to help socialize cats. Echo walked right into my lap just wanting love for 20 minutes. . . .
See Full Story > - Bella
Bella was found in the middle of winter with terrible frostbite. She is missing the tips of her ears . . .
See Full Story >Jessie
When our German Shepherd Sammy died, my family was heartbroken. Soon after we got Belle, our black lab from . . .
See Full Story >Sol
Despite abandonment, clear signs of prior abuse, and a surprising diagnosis of early stage renal failure . . .
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