This will mark the final weekend of the “Clear the Shelters” event at Riverside County animal shelters and private animal adoption centers throughout the region, where impounded pets can be adopted with most fees waived.

“Please consider opening your hearts and your homes to a shelter pet, who will unconditionally pour their love and loyalty into you,” county Board of Supervisors Chairman Manuel Perez said. “These animals really possess the power to change your life for the better.”

The Clear the Shelters campaign is part of a public-private partnership held annually every summer, inspired by the desire to see homeless dogs and cats placed in “forever homes.”

This year’s effort began at the start of the month and concludes this weekend.

The county’s Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Th

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