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 […]
Heartwarming and Hilarious Videos from Animal Shelters and Organizations Honored by Hill’s | News
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and Hill’s Pet Nutrition named the winners of the 2022 Wagsies Video Awards, which honor the most creative and outstanding storytelling campaigns created by animal welfare organizations this year to engage and educate their local communities. The winners were announced during the Association’s Annual Fall Conference in New Orleans, […]
Animal shelters continue to be in a crisis in 2022
Albuquerque Animal shelter anticipates 21,500 pets will have come through their two city-run shelters in 2022 by the end of the year. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Albuquerque shelters saw 17,000 to 18,000 pets arrive annually. Animal shelters across the country continue to be in a state of crisis. In the early days of […]
Crisis continues at Hawaii animal shelters
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Island Humane Society is currently experiencing an adoptions drought, seeing very few applications and appointments. Their mainland transfer partners are also seeing the same downward trend, making it difficult to accept dogs from HIHS. As a result, dogs are staying for extended times as they wait to be noticed. “I […]
California animal shelters send pleas for help amid struggles with inflation
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Animal shelters in California, like many Americans, are struggling financially as inflation continues to climb and are asking for additional support. U.S. inflation increased to 8.2% in September compared to the same time in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The Valley Animal Center in Fresno and […]
Thinking outside the box at animal shelters – Red Bluff Daily News
In July of this year I wrote about how our shelter has been at or above capacity for months. Unfortunately the news has not changed. Like so many shelters around the country, adoptions are less than stellar, and relinquishment of pets keeps increasing. The reasons are numerous. With rapidly rising inflation people are struggling just […]
Animal shelters overwhelmed as inflation drives Americans to give up their pets
Animal shelters are seeing their worst overcrowding in three years as the pandemic adoption boom cools and inflation drives owners to surrender their pets in droves. About 23 million Americans adopted pets during COVID-19 quarantines in April and May 2020 — nearly one in every five households — according to the American Society for the […]
One month after massive dogfighting bust, SC animal shelters remain overcrowded – WSOC TV
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A massive dogfighting bust in South Carolina has an already overburdened animal shelter system past capacity and sending dogs out of state for help. Last month, Channel 9′s Dan Matics told you about more than 300 dogs seized in York County as part of a joint law enforcement operation against dogfighting. […]
US shelters see increase in surrenders – and one animal ‘returned in droves’ | Pets
The great pet adoption boom peaked in April and May 2020 with nearly one in five US households, or 23 million, giving animals new homes during the pandemic, according to the ASPCA. But as our return to a sense of normalcy has coincided with historic inflation rates, pet owners are forced to re-evaluate their priorities. […]
Northern Colorado animal shelters face adoption shortage – Loveland Reporter-Herald
Animal shelters in Northern Colorado are facing a crunch with more animals coming in and fewer people adopting them, the Animal Friends Alliance, the Humane Society of Weld County and the Larimer Humane Society announced Thursday in a news release. The shelters collectively have more than 100 animals that are waiting to be adopted. According […]