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In Sunday’s “Clear the Shelters,” Dr. Primiano discusses how to help indoor-outdoor cats and/or feral cats as the temps continue to drop.

On today’s Clear the Shelters, Dr. Primiano talks about the importance of continuing heartworm, plus flea and tick preventatives for dogs even though the weather is getting colder.

A veterinarian from Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty Society talks about the importance of spaying and neutering pets on Sunday’s NBC 5 Clear the Shelter initiative.

NBC 5’s Clear the Shelters campaign features a veterinarian with tips on how to prevent and treat obesity in pets.

Keep an eye on your pets to make sure they aren’t eating things they aren’t supposed to be. Here’s what to do in case your cat eats something that causes a blockage.

In today’s Clear the Shelters, we discuss an all-too-common phenomenon: your dog’s eyes becoming somewhat cloudy as they age.

The ‘No-Kill’ animal movement has saved millions of animals, but PETA says it’s had an unintended dire consequence.

Meet Kerith — a certified crisis response therapy dog offering comfort and support to firefighters in California.

Over the past three years, the island of Puerto Rico has faced mounting disasters – the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017, several large earthquakes and aftershocks in 2020, and, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. The disasters have left non-profit animal rescue groups like Animal Lighthouse Rescue with a big problem on their hands as the population of stray dogs, called…

Pet insurance company Trupanion released a list of its top 10 dog names for 2020 based on its database of more than 500,000 insured pets. Some popular and even classic names continued to dominate the list this year, but some new contenders were also featured.

After a close call, a Glendale grandmother feels grateful for her dog Sandy and for a city sanitation worker, who happened to be at the right place at the right time.

“No relationship really lasts for me the past years, especially with ‘SNL.’ I’m always heartbroken,” said “Saturday Night Live” actress Melissa Villaseñor. “I would speak with Cecily [Strong], and Cecily said, ‘I think everyone on the cast should have a dog.’” 

The number one reason? “They’re just too soft,” says “Saturday Night Live’s” Melissa Villaseñor. “You don’t want soft things around you, do you? You need rough things.” She would know—her rescue Penny is very soft.

As part of her commitment to finding animals a good home, Villaseñor partnered with Clear the Shelters and designed a t-shirt starring her and her dog Penny. 100% of the net proceeds go to Greater Good and Clear the Shelters funds.

NBC and Telemundo are once again supporting the Clear the Shelters pet adoption campaign to support shelters and rescues across the country by encouraging individuals to donate funds to help animal welfare groups with the most critical needs. On Chicago Today, Matthew Rodrigues and Cortney Hall showed off some of the adorable pets who are in need of a home…

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” actor Skylar Astin discusses his involvement with NBC’s “Clear the Shelters” campaign which has provided over 411,000 pet adoptions since 2015. Astin will be doing “A Home for Hilly” ebook live reading where Hill’s Pets will donate a $1 per view up to $10,000.

With the coronavirus keeping many people at home and in need of some companionship, animal shelters have been seeing a boom in pet adoptions. NBCLX’s Eric Rodriguez explains why this may be the perfect time to add a furry friend to your family — and how shelters are keeping the adoption process safe.

Actor Dennis Quaid has just expanded his fur family by adopting a 6-year-old black cat.

The new medical center at PAWS Chicago will help pets get nice and healthy for their new forever homes during Clear the Shelters. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.