A visitor checks out a dog as it howls. Photo by Chris Stone San Diego County’s Department of Animal Services will waive pet adoption fees throughout the month of August as part of a national “Clear the Shelters” effort, it was announced Monday. Shelters in the county are nearly full of animals. The department has […]
Four new animal shelters to come up in Tiruchi soon
Tiruchi Corporation would soon establish four animal shelters in the city to provide safe accommodation for stray animals impounded from city roads. The centres, one in each zone, will be opened to ensure safe custody of impounded cattle which affect vehicular movement. The shelters would also pave the way to intensify and sustain the drive […]
Already stretched thin, DFW animal shelters prepare for summer spike
Animal shelters around North Texas already under heavy strain are bracing for a summer wave of new strays. The season typically brings an influx in puppies and kittens following litter season, but this year it comes on top of a post-COVID crisis that has seen some shelters reduce adoption fees in hopes of finding animals […]
Pet owners caught dumping dogs, but animal shelters say they’re at capacity
NEW ORLEANS — Pet rescues across New Orleans are pleading with the city to step up and help with the staggering number of pets being surrendered. One rescue shelter said they are getting 20 surrender requests a day, but they have a solution that could save the animals. Zeus’ Rescues shared their Nest camera video […]
3 major animal shelters in Austin holding weeklong, joint adoption event
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Pets Alive!, Austin Humane Society and Austin Animal Center will hold a “300 Homes” adoption promotion beginning Saturday and running through June 4. APA! said the goal of the partnership was to find loving homes for 300 animals in just one week. “The adoption fees for most animals at all three […]
Kern County animal shelters are overcrowded, forcing tough decisions
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — From full-grown dogs to 11-week-old puppies, the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center doesn’t discriminate when it comes to taking dogs off the streets and into their care. But space is limited, and with the facility already housing 300 dogs in 175 kennels, the shelter is increasingly doing something they don’t […]
Local animal shelters say they’re overflowing as inflation strains pet owners | News
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — Animal shelters and humane societies are at or reaching full capacity. That’s because the nation’s inflation problem is forcing some pet owners to give up their furry friends. Owning and caring for a pet is more expensive now, and that has left some owners struggling to afford rising costs. Local 6 […]
Influx of dogs leaves animal shelters struggling
Winnipeg Published March 11, 2023 7:39 p.m. ET Animal Services held a dog sale this weekend due to being over capacity. (Source: Mason DePatie, CTV News) Winnipeg animal rescues are sounding the alarm on the number of dogs needing a home in the city as inflation and the rising cost of living force some pet […]
Animal shelters ‘overwhelmed’ as people abandoning pets amid living crisis
Representational Image. News 18 London (England): The living crisis in the UK is forcing people to give up their pets as many animal shelters receiving overwhelming number of pets left at their doors, news reports suggest. As per the reports, the employees of these shelters have become sleep deprived as a result of rising demand […]
Animal shelters face a potentially fatal pet adoption crisis
The “pandemic pet” boom that captured headlines and the public imagination may have been more anecdote than fact, at least for the animal rescue community: Dog and cat adoptions actually declined in 2020. But the post-pandemic shelter crisis of 2022 looks very real. Shelters around the nation are packed to furry capacity. Animal rescues are […]