BISSELL Pet Foundation

Happy National Cat Day! Today, we celebrate our feline friends who bring joy and companionship to our lives. 🐈🎉 Every week, BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Transport program works to relocate cats (and dogs!) from overcrowded shelters. Recently, we had a very special all-cat transport. Nearly 30 cats were flown from overcrowded shelters in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi to second chances in New Hampshire. The best part—they were all black cats! 🖤 Their journey began when BPF assisted with a cruelty case with dozens of black cats. Our partner, Hub City Humane Society in Mississippi, took the cats into their care but struggled to find them loving homes due to “Black Cat Syndrome”—a phenomenon of black cats being overlooked by adopters in favor of cats with lighter coats. We asked our partners to help, and the team at New Hampshire SPCA excitedly stepped up and welcomed this special group into their care. They also had additional space, which allowed us to send black cats from other partner shelters. The community embraced this special delivery, with nearly all of cats finding loving homes within a week of their arrival. Your support makes second chances like this possible. Because of you, BPF has impacted 419,293 cats since 2011. 😻 #NationalCatDay

BISSELL Pet Foundation's Operation Fix the Future™ Grand Rapids FREE Spay & Neuter Clinic is back! Over the next three days, we aim to spay/neuter, vaccinate and microchip 650 pets. We're proud to partner with 14 shelters and rescues throughout Michigan to reach pets in their communities. Thank you to our partners: Al-Van Humane Society, Berrien County Animal Control, Big Lake Humane Society, Community Cat Crew, Feral Cat Solutions, Fig and Friends Pet Rescue, Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control, Greater Hillsdale Humane Society, Harbor Humane, Heaven Can Wait Animal Haven, Humane Society of West Michigan, Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, Ionia County Animal Shelter and Wishbone Pet Rescue Partnered with Allegan Shelter.

"No one wants to see healthy, deserving pets suffering or facing the threat of euthanasia because there is nowhere for them to go. BISSELL Pet Foundation gets pets into homes and helps them stay there through our pet adoption, spay/neuter, transport, vaccination, microchipping, and crisis and disaster response programs." - Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation Read Cathy's latest interview with Authority Magazine to learn more about what inspired her to found BISSELL Pet Foundation and how she is creating a lasting legacy in animal welfare.

Adoption totals are in! 🎉 A record-breaking 20,636 pets found loving homes during BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Fall National Empty the Shelters™ event, held from October 1 - 15 across 360+ participating organizations in 43 states. This is our most impactful fall event yet! 🐈 10,795 cats 🐕 9,841 dogs 💙💚 20,636 lives saved A heartfelt THANK YOU to every adopter who opened their heart and home to a pet during this time of unprecedented challenges for shelters nationwide. Your decision to adopt has changed lives and made a lasting impact. Countless pets still await their second chances at a shelter near you. Save a life and adopt today! #EmptyTheShelters

Applications are now open for BISSELL Pet Foundation's Junior Board of Directors! Check out what a few board members had to share about their experiences. 🐾 💙 We are searching for passionate animal welfare advocates who are ready to make a difference. If you’re 20-35 years old and want to support our lifesaving efforts, apply to join a dynamic team of advocates. Help raise funds, volunteer and spread awareness! We need leaders who are dedicated to making an impact for pets in Michigan and throughout the country. 📅 Deadline: November 20, 2024 📍 Open to candidates in West Michigan (with consideration given to out-of-state candidates) ❤️ Please consider the time commitment and expectations by reading all the information on the application Apply here: http://spr.ly/6185P72gF

Halloween is just over a week away! Keep your pets safe with these tips. 🎃 🐾

Our emergency hurricane transport pets are finding loving homes! 😍 🐾 Bo (formerly Kooka Burra) is one of the more than 1,000 pets we have relocated from hurricane-impacted areas since before Hurricane Helene made landfall in September. This sweet pup came from Yancey County Humane Society in Burnesville, NC. He was already in the shelter waiting for his second chance when the storm hit. Following the storm's devastation, this shelter and many others in western North Carolina lost power and had no access to water to care for their pets. Thanks to a lifesaving transport from BISSELL Pet Foundation, Bo and more than 150 pets were safely relocated to clear critical space in the shelter to recover, take in displaced pets and reunite families. We're happy to share that Bo was recently adopted from Richmond SPCA! Your generous support made Bo's emergency transport possible. Even though the hurricanes have ended, our work continues. Help us save more lives with a gift today: http://spr.ly/6042qjBO2

In September, we transported 425 pets to second chances! 💙 🐾 Help us save lives one transport at a time: http://spr.ly/6046qbD36

🚨🌀 Emergency transports are still underway for pets impacted by the hurricanes! Today, 50 homeless pets from western North Carolina were airlifted to safety and second chances in Connecticut. All pets on this flight were either available for adoption prior to the storms or have since been surrendered by their owners. BISSELL Pet Foundation's Animal Incident Management team continues to work closely with shelters in the impact zones to provide lifesaving solutions after the recent hurricanes. To date, we've relocated more than 1,000 shelter pets impacted by the recent hurricanes. The situation remains urgent as local shelters are overwhelmed, and space is limited. These transports are crucial in making room for incoming displaced pets in local shelters, giving them a second chance while reuniting families or a chance at a loving home. Thank you to our incredible shelter and rescue partners and donors who make this lifesaving work possible. We're saving lives together. Please consider donating to support our continued efforts: https://lnkd.in/gzqJTssQ

✨ Happy National Veterinary Technician Week! 🐾 At BISSELL Pet Foundation, we are deeply thankful for the hard work, dedication, and compassion that veterinary technicians bring to every animal in their care. BPF Fix the Future™ spay/neuter initiative, and many of our other lifesaving programs, would not be possible without the incredible work of vet techs. This week, we celebrate YOU—the skilled professionals who make our mission a reality. Your passion helps save countless lives, and for that, we are forever grateful. 💙🎉 Join us in honoring these incredible individuals who work behind the scenes to help us keep pets safe, healthy and loved! #NationalVetTechWeek