World's Largest 1-Day Photo Shoot Of Shelter Pets Takes Place In Los Angeles On Saturday, July 13 With All Adoption Fees Waived

LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,200 shelter pets at the seven LA County Animal Care Centers will be ready for their close-up on Saturday, July 13 when the largest photo shoot of pets in shelters happens on one day.

The first ever "Seen = Saved" Adoption Event will bring together 200 photographers from around the country to give exposure to all the shelter pets that are available for adoption. Thanks to the generous support from the Petco Foundation and BOBS from Skechers, adoption fees will be waived that weekend.

Photos and bios of every pet will be posted on SeenEqualsSaved.com.

LA County Animal Care & Control is the largest animal control agency in the country with seven open admission shelters where approximately 70,000 animals are taken in each year.

The seven Animal Care Centers include:

Downey Animal Care Center
11258 South Garfield Avenue, Downey, CA 90242

Baldwin Park Animal Care Center
4275 North Elton Street, Baldwin Park, CA 91706

Carson/Gardena Animal Care Center
216 W. Victoria Street, Gardena CA 90248

Lancaster Animal Care Center
5210 West Avenue I, Lancaster, CA 93536

Palmdale Animal Care Center
38550 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550

Agoura Animal Care Center
29525 Agoura Road, Agoura, CA 91301

Castaic Animal Care Center
31044 North Charlie Canyon Road, Castaic, CA 91384

The "Seen = Saved" Adoption Event is a collaboration between Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control, Shelter Me, HeARTs Speak, Rita Earl Photography, Petco Foundation and BOBS from Skechers.

About The Petco Foundation 
At the Petco Foundation, we believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, we've invested more than $250 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, we inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay and neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. Through our Think Adoption First program, we partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, we've helped more than 6 million pets find their new loving families, and we're just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.

About Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
Based in Manhattan Beach, California, Skechers (NYSE:SKX) designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear for men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for men and women. Skechers footwear is available in the United States and over 170 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 3,060 Skechers Company-owned and third-party-owned retail stores, and the Company's e-commerce websites. The Company manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, Israel and Mexico, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Japan, India, and throughout Europe and Latin America. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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SOURCE Shelter Me