Over the holiday weekend, a record number of families brought home a new addition to the family after visiting the Brandywine Valley SPCA’s Mega Adoption Event at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, writes the digital staff at 6ABC.

The event held in Montgomery County set a new record of almost 1,500 adoptions. More than 1,700 dogs and cats were brought out to the event in hopes of making a match.

This was the Brandywine Valley SPCA’s eleventh Mega Adoption Event, and before this past weekend, the events had found homes for more than 8,800 pets.

This latest event found new homes for 964 dogs and 505 cats, the SPCA said.

Read more about the adoption event at 6ABC.