North Shore Animal League America’s Global Pet Adoptathon

North Shore Animal League’s Big Event

Photographs by Natalie Siebers

Nearly five hundred animals found new homes at North Shore Animal League America’s annual 36-hour Global Pet Adoptathon in early May.

North Shore Animal League America Global Pet Adoptathon (Photo: Natalie Siebers)

The event was held on May 6th and 7th. Adopters got to choose from hundreds of dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens. The first one hundred approved adoptions were free thanks to the event’s sponsor, Purina.

Thousands of people came, some started lining up in the middle of the night!

Camren Bicondova, who plays the teenage version of Catwoman on the FOX television show, Gotham, declared the event open. Camren is big supporter of North Shore Animal League America and an adopter herself. If you want to support North Shore Animal League America like Camren, click here to donate.

If you missed the Adoptathon and you want to adopt a pet, click here to fill out a North Shore Animal League America application.

Since 1944, North Shore Animal League America has been saving the lives of dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens — more than 1,000,000 to date. They are the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization and a leader in the no-kill movement, rescuing and rehabilitating animals instead of euthanizing them. North Shore Animal League America’s Port Washington, NY headquarters, where the Adoptathon was held, provides a wide range of services for residents of the New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, including its pet adoption center, a pet health center offering affordable veterinary care, and dog training services. To learn more click here.

People spent time with the animals in special rooms where they got a chance to know each other better. Scroll down to see just how busy the event was all day long!