Animal shelters in the Coachella Valley are over capacity, with some seeing the worst overcrowding since the pandemic. Dogs are doubling up in kennels usually meant for one as shelters struggle to get them adopted out. The pandemic may have led to more adoptions because people were staying at home more, but now, years later, […]
What’s behind the Austin Animal Center’s overcrowding problem?
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Animal Center (AAC) is overcrowded with pets needing homes. Nearly a dozen dogs are in overflow crates. Some members of the Austin Animal Advisory Commission say the AAC managers do not give them the information they need and say city data shows inconsistencies about center operations. “We just get bits […]
BernCo Animal Care Center struggles with overcrowding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Capacity issues have been brewing at the Bernalillo County Animal Care Center for years. Now, a combination of COVID-era challenges, and the hoarding case of more than 50 pit bulls in Albuquerque last week– have brought the issue to a head. KOB 4 talked with leaders about how helpless dogs are now […]
Short staff and overcrowding among problems at Clayton County Animal Control | News
JONESBORO — Amid recent complaints from animal advocates about Clayton County Animal Control euthanizing animals, Animal Control staff updated the Clayton County Board of Commissioners during its June 13 work session. According to statistics provided by Animal Control, the total number of animals euthanized in 2020 was 125 (2.845% of all animals), 173 (2.4%) in […]
Fewer pet adoptions and overcrowding
Animal shelters in Michigan are overwhelmed by the number of unclaimed and stray pets they have had to care for in the last weeks. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in the amount of animals coming in,” Harbor Humane Society executive director Jen Self-Aulgur said to The Holland Sentinel. Harbor Humane Society is a no-kill animal […]
Montgomery County plans animal shelter study focused on easing overcrowding
Montgomery County is planning a study of its animal shelter to determine how it will move forward with the existing facility or build a new one. Commissioners agreed during a Dec. 13 meeting to add an assessment of the shelter to the county’s facilities master plan approved in March 2019. The study is being conducted […]
Overcrowding means Louisville Metro Animal Services may have to start euthanizing animals | News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Animal Services said its shelter is running out of space, and leaders there are worried it may not be a “no-kill” shelter much longer. A “Wall of Fame” at the shelter highlights animals that have found homes. But in less than a week, more than 60 dogs were brought to […]
Louisville Metro Animal Services facing overcrowding problem
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville Metro Animal Services is facing record animal crowding, which could potentially effect its no-kill status. Animal shelter overcrowding has become a problem for shelters across the country. In Louisville, 67 dogs are currently in need of adoption at LMAS. LMAS has taken in 1,000 more animals than last year and […]