[ad_1] 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 […]
Animal shelters overwhelmed as inflation drives Americans to give up their pets
[ad_1] 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 […]
One month after massive dogfighting bust, SC animal shelters remain overcrowded – WSOC TV
[ad_1] 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 […]
US shelters see increase in surrenders – and one animal ‘returned in droves’ | Pets
[ad_1] 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 […]
Northern Colorado animal shelters face adoption shortage – Loveland Reporter-Herald
[ad_1] 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. […]
Roanoke Valley animal shelters host adoption event for over 500 pets
[ad_1] ROANOKE, Va. – Five local shelters in the Roanoke Valley are teaming up this weekend to find forever homes for hundreds of animals. The shelters said they’ve seen an increase in pets being surrendered and a decrease in the number of adoptions. The shift in adoption rates has caused the shelters to be overrun, […]
Roanoke Valley animal shelters start three day adoption event
[ad_1] ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Animal shelters across the Roanoke Valley are starting a three day adoption event Thursday. RCACP is hitting capacity with more than 400 animals in its shelter. Shelters have seen a 9% increase in owner surrenders over the last year. Angels of Assisi, Franklin County Animal Shelter, Franklin County Humane Society […]
Animal shelters are overwhelmed – The West Volusia Beacon
[ad_1] A surge in animal adoptions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a crisis for Volusia County animal shelters, as high housing prices, inflation and a shortage of veterinarians are all contributing to record numbers of pet owners giving up their animals. Hurricane Ian just made it worse. Karen Spaulding, executive […]