The Brief HAWS kicked off Clear the Shelters 2026 on Tuesday, Aug. 4, welcoming a rescue transport flight landing in Waukesha. Clear the Shelters 2026 is a month-long, nationwide pet adoption initiative. The Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County on Tuesday, Aug. 4 kicked off its Clear the Shelters 2026 adoption initiative. Clear the Shelters 2026 is a nationwide, month-long pet adoption drive. Clear the Shelters 2026"Transports save lives and support overcrowded and under-resourced shelters by sending adoptable pets from overburdened shelters to areas with plenty of space and adoption demand,' said the Humane Animals Welfare Society.