Photos: Clear the Shelters

Twinky, a 5-year-old cat, relaxes in a cat tower as visitors wait in line to view adoptable cats during the Clear the Shelter event, where all adoption fees were waived, at the San Diego Humane Society on Saturday, Aug. 29. The cat population was at 97% capacity. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Sonia, a 4-year-old pit bull mix, sits inside a kennel during the Clear the Shelter event. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Nina Thompson, director of public relations, and Sallie Privett, adoption specialist, bring in labrador retriever mix puppies for Stephanie Alvarado on Saturday. These 6-month-old puppies came in as strays on August 16th. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) 9-month-old pit bulls Bubbalina, with white fur, and Belladonna rest inside a kennel during the Clear the Shelter event, where all adoption fees were waived, at the San Diego Humane Society on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. They were surrendered by their owners in June 19. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Rachel Domingo and Martin Teodosio walk out of the shelter with their newly-adopted 9-month-old pit bulls Belladonna and Bubbalina. Teodosio and Domingo saw th e pair of dogs on Thursday and decided to adopt both when they saw they were still together on Saturday. We just fell in love with them, said Domingo. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Rachel Domingo and Martin Teodosio comfort their newly-adopted 9-month-old pit bulls Bubbalina, white fur, and Belladonna. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Rachel Domingo and Martin Teodosio bring their newly-adopted 9-month-old pit bulls Bubbalina, white fur, and Belladonna to their car during the Clear the Shelter event, where all adoption fees were waived, at the San Diego Humane Society on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. Teodosio and Domingo saw the pair of dogs on Thursday and decided to adopt both when they saw they were still together on Saturday. We just fell in love with them, said Domingo. (Kristian Carreon / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Gợi ý thực hành: 1. Theo dõi thông báo từ cơ quan địa phương tại California. 2. Kiểm tra nguồn chính thức trước khi chia sẻ lại thông tin.