Clear the Shelters Archives

‘It’s the best feeling’: Furry friends find forever families through Clear the Shelter’ pet adoption events

August 26, 2023 10:25 PM Kelsey McGee

With this month’s Clear the Shelters campaign by NewsChannel 21 and NBC, animal shelters on the High Desert are finding forever homes for their furry…

Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of Central Oregon has made rewarding connections for many years

August 25, 2023 10:13 AM KTVZ News Team

This month, NewsChannel 21 is partnering with NBC to Clear the Shelters and get more animals into loving homes. In today’s segment, Bola Gbadebo pays…

Clear the Shelters: Street Dog Hero travels near and far to help dogs

August 24, 2023 10:53 AM Carly Keenan

NewsChannel 21 is partnering with NBC this month to Clear the Shelters. This week, Carly Keenan visits Street Dog Hero, the Bend nonprofit that…

Clear the Shelters: Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center sees summer uptick in strays, seeks adopters

August 18, 2023 8:02 PM Bola Gbadebo

This week in our month-long Clear the Shelters campaign, partnering with NBC to encourage adoptions (with a 50 percent fee discount, as well as…

Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of Ochocos proud of ‘no-kill’ status

August 11, 2023 10:13 AM KTVZ News Team

NewsChannel 21 is partnering with NBC this month to clear our local animal shelters and get those fine animals some great new homes! In this segment,…

Clear the Shelters: Katie is a sweet lady looking for a loving home

August 25, 2022 7:44 AM KTVZ News Team

All month online, we are helping area humane societies Clear the Shelters, this week featuring a select group of future family members with very…

Clear the Shelters: Meet Bob! A snuggly and sweet kitty

August 24, 2022 7:37 AM KTVZ News Team

All month online, we are helping area humane societies Clear the Shelters, this week featuring a select group of future family members with very…

Clear the Shelters: Meet Noah, a well-trained outdoor adventurer

August 23, 2022 7:34 AM KTVZ News Team

All month online, we are helping area humane societies Clear the Shelters, this week featuring a select group of future family members with very…

Clear the Shelters: Lee is a stately cat, looking for a new family

August 22, 2022 6:12 PM KTVZ News Team

All month online, we are helping area humane societies Clear the Shelters, this week featuring a select group of future family members with very…

Humane Society of Central Oregon, NewsChannel 21 partner to once again ‘Clear the Shelters’ this month

August 11, 2022 8:20 PM Barney Lerten

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is once again partnering with NewsChannel 21 and joining the nationwide effort to #ClearTheShelters in August.…

Clear the Shelters: Meet a sweet kittie named Katie!

September 17, 2021 9:01 AM KTVZ News Team

Next up in our Clear the Shelters parade of adoptable animals is Katie, an adorable 1-year-old calico kitty who was among 49 animals flown to the…

Clear the Shelters: Here’s Sparkling Bob!

September 16, 2021 8:23 PM KTVZ News Team

We continue our Clear the Shelters campaign by introducing you to a fun 8-year-old terrier mix waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…

Clear the Shelters: Meet Lee!

September 14, 2021 7:26 PM KTVZ News Team

Lee is a spunky young Lab who could use some training, waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon. He’d do best in a home without…

Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of Central Oregon adapts to the pandemic

September 6, 2021 9:21 AM Rhea Panela

Like many places, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Humane Society of Central Oregon to close its doors to the public, aside from people with…

Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of the Ochocos breaks ground on new facility

August 30, 2021 8:37 AM Arielle Brumfield

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NewsChannel 21 visits the Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville to discuss the construction delay of the new facility,…

Clear the Shelters returns: Brightside Animal Center gets new kennels

August 23, 2021 8:09 AM Rhea Panela

Brightside Animal Center got new kennels during the…

Clear the Shelters: Ranger, Olivia need loving homes

August 27, 2020 9:49 AM Jessie Foster

Ranger, the longest-term resident of the Humane Society of the Ohcocos, and Olivia are among the senior pets who need warm, loving…

Clear the Shelters: Starsky can have a better life

August 20, 2020 9:36 AM Jessie Foster

In our third week of the Clear the Shelters campaign. NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster introduces us to a girl named Starsky, who was rescued from a…

Clear the Shelters: Double the fun – and love

August 13, 2020 10:21 AM Jessie Foster

This week in our Clear the Shelters campaign, NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster introduces us to Iowa and Gunner, a couple furry friends at BrightSide…

Clear the Shelters: Senior pets make wonderful companions

August 6, 2020 8:25 AM Barney Lerten

In this week’s “Clear the Shelters” feature, NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster looks at how older animals, often overlooked, are in need of a new,…