Thinking about adopting a dog? Fees are waived at 9 MA animal shelters this week. See list

• You can now adopt a dog aged 1 or older from the MSPCA-Angell without paying fees
• There are nine shelters taking part in the current campaign

Every year, the Massachusetts Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA-Angell) initiates free-free campaigns through which people can get a new dog.

And this summer is no different.

The MSPCA-Angell, and many of its Massachusetts Animal Shelter Support (MASS) coalition partners, are waiving adoption fees for all dogs aged one and older from now through June 29, according to the organization.

“Summer is a great time to adopt, not only because families are together at home to help acclimate a new pet, but also because intake at shelters tends to increase, especially in other parts of the country with higher homeless animal populations, including where some of our transport partners are,” Jamie Garabedian, project manager of the MSPCA-Angell’s Animal Protection Division, said in a written statement.

Where can you get a dog with adoption fees waived?

The nine participating shelters taking part are aiming to collectively rehome at least 100 dogs during the week-long adoptathon, according to the MSPCA-Angell. They’re calling the drive the  Summer Ruff-Fresher.

All four MSPCA-Angell shelters—in Boston, Methuen, Salem, and Centerville on Cape Cod—as well as MASS coalition partners Berkshire Humane Society, Worcester Animal Rescue League, Boston Animal Care and Control, and Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center are participating, as well as non-coalition partner Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts.

Again, fees will be waived at these facilities for the next week when adopting a dog age 1 or older.

Garabedian stated in a release that homing dogs in a timely manner frees up space for those animals that will need a place to go in the coming weeks.

“Dog populations increase even more during warm weather for a multitude of reasons, so shelters that are already overcapacity are further strained, and that’s not even taking into account the fact that they’re also more likely to get inundated with animals due to hurricanes and related natural disasters that happen more frequently this time of year,” Garabedian said in a written statement.

“She added, “It’s no secret that there’s been a slowdown in dog adoptions, especially of larger dogs, that’s created capacity problems at shelters in Massachusetts and across the country,” she said. “We want to be there for all the animals who need us, but we need to open up shelter space in order to do that.”

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