Much like other cities in North Texas, Garland is dealing with a capacity problem at its animal shelter – but its animal services department has found some success in reducing the number of animals in its shelter after city officials earlier this year lowered the number of daily owner surrenders from five to two. Animal […]
Local animal shelter struggling with increased surrenders
Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR) in Chatham is currently dealing with an influx of animals. The shelter has taken in over 3,000 animals this year, including over 500 dogs. “Right now we’ve also got a waiting list of animals to be surrendered,” said PAWR volunteer Jennifer Clements. “We have seen an influx of dogs year […]
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. […]