Thousands of pets go home, thanks to Bounty
![Family adopting a puppy at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/story_desktop_1920x1230_/public/story_images/NAW-Grasshopper-Adoption-Photo-WLA-Bounty.jpg?itok=OKxzYRMx)
What a month! May was National Pet Month and in honor of it, Best Friends partnered with Bounty the Quicker Picker Upper to pick up adoption fees for homeless pets. Not only did Bounty cover the adoption fees at all Best Friends locations, but it also helped cover them at participating network partners across the country during National Adoption Weekend. The results: More than 5,500 pets were adopted.
It was a much-needed boost for homeless pets. With shelters everywhere seeing more pets coming in than last year, this was a pivotal time to help as many animals as possible get into new homes. The happy adoption photos and stories started rolling in May 1 and just kept coming.
People adopted pets waiting longer than most for the right person to come along and choose them. And there were pets adopted within hours of arriving at Best Friends. Many people came in to adopt because of the promotion, and others were happily surprised to learn about it once they’d fallen in love with a pet.
It all added up to the highest number of adoptions at Best Friends locations for this time period in four years. But the success went beyond helping animals at Best Friends find homes.
![Pair of people holding an orange tabby cat and sign (in Spanish) at National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Bounty-NYC-Spanish.jpg?itok=-1sqsJO_)
Extending the love to others
Network partners were also invited to participate during National Adoption Weekend, and they received a stipend from Bounty for cats and dogs adopted out. More than 200 of our partners signed up, with shelters and rescue groups from coast to coast encouraging people to come out and adopt their pets. The report from partners: There were big smiles and many, many empty kennels.
More than 4,500 pets were adopted from participating partners in a single weekend — a huge success.
Pet adoption photos
Here are just a few of the adopted pets and their new families. Big thanks to Bounty for helping to save pets’ lives and encouraging people to adopt a new best friend.
![Person holding a sign and sitting on a bench with a smiling dog at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Gwen-Adoption-Photo-Bounty.jpg?itok=zQQiSNFM)
![Couple holding a cat and sign at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Darth-Meow-Bounty-adoption.jpg?itok=GRmC-DfQ)
![Two people holding a dog and two signs at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Layla-Adoption-Photo-WLA-Bounty.jpg?itok=EqXcwpCT)
![Two people wearing masks and holding a black and white cat and sign at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Miami-Adoption-Photo-Bounty.jpg?itok=Yzgkr3Il)
![Two people sitting on a couch smiling and holding two puppies at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Malachite-and-Lapis-Adoption-Photo-WLA-Bounty.jpg?itok=GfwBB29l)
![Couple holding two signs and standing with a black and white dog at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Matt-Adoption-Photo-LA-Bounty.jpg?itok=81J4M9xI)
![Two people holding a small dog and a sign at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-NYC-8-Bounty.jpg?itok=s6YOFDPR)
![Kitten being held by two people who have a sign (Meet my new lovable mess-maker) at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-NYC-7-Bounty.jpg?itok=XuhXVD4k)
![Two people sitting on a bench with a sign and a dog wearing a protective cone at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Orchid-Adoption-Photo-Bounty.jpg?itok=GVmMkQKx)
![Young person wearing a mask and holding a gray tabby kitten at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Splatoon-Adoption-Photo-WLA-Bounty.jpg?itok=lVd-aDfJ)
![Three people holding a sign and dog with one eye at the National Adoption Weekend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_mobile/public/image/NAW-Ralphies-adoption-SLC-Bounty.jpg?itok=K9MPNK4J)
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