BUFFALO, N.Y. — The City of Good Neighbors is helping in a big way giving love to our local furry friends in need.
Saturday marked the annual Clear the Shelters event across the country. It's an NBC Universal campaign designed to help communities deal with the overpopulation of pets during the summer.
This year a half-dozen local shelters participated, with the goal of getting as many cats and dogs as possible into their forever homes.
"We want every day to be Clear the Shelter Day," Kerry Neaf of the Buffalo Animal Shelter said. "We've been full for months now, especially with cats.
"It's been a really hard cat and kitten season, and we're constantly full, so if anyone is looking, they don't have to come today. We're open Monday through Saturday every week."
Since Clear The Shelters launched nationally in 2015, more than 385,000 animals have found new homes.
On Saturday, #ClearTheShelters trended nationally on Twitter, with many celebrities supporting the cause.