01of 10Dagmar MidcapAugust 17 is Clear The Shelters, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations' annual national pet adoption campaign. On this day, pets at more than 1,400 partner shelters across the country and Puerto Rico will be offering waived and reduced pet adoption fees. It’s an opportunity so sweet and enticing, that many of the anchors at the NBC and Telemundo station that make this event possible each year, have gladly given in to temptation and adopted their own pet during Clear the Shelters or on one of the other 364 days of the year.Read on to meet some of these anchor animal parents and learn about where you can find a new furry friend during Clear the Shelters atcleartheshelters.com.Midcap, a weather anchor with NBC 7 San Diego, has two adopted dogs: Dolly and Buster. Both of the canines spend their days hiking seaside cliffs, eating holistic dog food and drinking spring water.
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Dagmar Midcap
August 17 is Clear The Shelters, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations' annual national pet adoption campaign. On this day, pets at more than 1,400 partner shelters across the country and Puerto Rico will be offering waived and reduced pet adoption fees. It’s an opportunity so sweet and enticing, that many of the anchors at the NBC and Telemundo station that make this event possible each year, have gladly given in to temptation and adopted their own pet during Clear the Shelters or on one of the other 364 days of the year.
Read on to meet some of these anchor animal parents and learn about where you can find a new furry friend during Clear the Shelters atcleartheshelters.com.
Midcap, a weather anchor with NBC 7 San Diego, has two adopted dogs: Dolly and Buster. Both of the canines spend their days hiking seaside cliffs, eating holistic dog food and drinking spring water.
02of 10Nancy LealCourtesy NBCUniversalIt’s not just dogs and cats that are looking for a home. In 2016, the Telemundo 39/ KXTX Dallas-Fort Worth anchor and reporter adopted a donkey family of three through Clear the Shelters.“They each have their own unique personalities,” Leal says. “They are donkeys, so they are often stubborn, but they will do anything for carrots and apples.”
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Nancy Leal
Courtesy NBCUniversal
It’s not just dogs and cats that are looking for a home. In 2016, the Telemundo 39/ KXTX Dallas-Fort Worth anchor and reporter adopted a donkey family of three through Clear the Shelters.
“They each have their own unique personalities,” Leal says. “They are donkeys, so they are often stubborn, but they will do anything for carrots and apples.”
03of 10Newy ScruggsDiana Raines PhotographyThe sports director for NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, was worried that his three daughters, who can’t agree on anything, were going to have trouble picking out a new pet, after their dog of 13 years died. But all the girls easily agreed that Rosie the boxer was the perfect pooch for the family.
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Newy Scruggs
Diana Raines Photography
The sports director for NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, was worried that his three daughters, who can’t agree on anything, were going to have trouble picking out a new pet, after their dog of 13 years died. But all the girls easily agreed that Rosie the boxer was the perfect pooch for the family.
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Deanna Durante
05of 10Carlos ZapataZapata, a news anchor and reporter with Telemundo 39/KXTX Dallas Fort-Worth, met this mother-daughter pair and could tell the Chihuahua mixes were best friends who needed a home together. After falling in love with each dog’s personality, Zapata gave them the forever home the dogs were looking for.
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Carlos Zapata
Zapata, a news anchor and reporter with Telemundo 39/KXTX Dallas Fort-Worth, met this mother-daughter pair and could tell the Chihuahua mixes were best friends who needed a home together. After falling in love with each dog’s personality, Zapata gave them the forever home the dogs were looking for.
06of 10Michelle VallesCourtesy NBCUniversalValles, the co-anchor of KNBC’sToday in LA Weekend, felt a kinship to Emmylou the Pembroke Welsh Corgi the minute she saw her. Both Valles and the pup had recently lost a parent when they met, and both helped the other heal.
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Michelle Valles
Valles, the co-anchor of KNBC’sToday in LA Weekend, felt a kinship to Emmylou the Pembroke Welsh Corgi the minute she saw her. Both Valles and the pup had recently lost a parent when they met, and both helped the other heal.
07of 10Valezka GilThis reporter with Telemundo 31 Orlando thought she didn’t like cats, then she met Lila. Now, she and Lila are inseparable and Gil also helps care for 11 community cats in her neighborhood.
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Valezka Gil
This reporter with Telemundo 31 Orlando thought she didn’t like cats, then she met Lila. Now, she and Lila are inseparable and Gil also helps care for 11 community cats in her neighborhood.
08of 10Jesus GonzalezGonzalez, a reporter with Telemundo Fort Meyers, went to the Gulf Coast Humane Society of Fort Meyers expecting to adopt a different dog, but Axel’s outgoing attitude and tail-wagging convinced Gonzalez that Axel was the perfect dog for him.
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Jesus Gonzalez
Gonzalez, a reporter with Telemundo Fort Meyers, went to the Gulf Coast Humane Society of Fort Meyers expecting to adopt a different dog, but Axel’s outgoing attitude and tail-wagging convinced Gonzalez that Axel was the perfect dog for him.
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Kristi Nelson
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Ames Meyer
source: people.com
