GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Thousands of pets across the country found forever homes during this year's "Clear the Shelters" campaign.

KARE 11, NBC and shelters across the country teamed up in a nation-wide effort to connect animals in need with loving families.

On Saturday, July 23, Crossroads in Buffalo, the Dunn County Humane Society and Animal Ark in Hastings offered no-cost or reduced fee adoptions or waived the pet spaying and neutering fees.

One hundred and fifteen pets were adopted from these three shelters from July 2 through July 22, and 44 animals were adopted on Saturday alone.

Nationally, over 44,000 animals across the U.S. found new homes during the campaign, including the 19,800 pets adopted on Saturday, July 23.

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