Surge in Unwanted Dogs Fuels ‘Crisis’ Across U.S. Animal Shelters
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Animal Care Centers of NYC — New York City’s largest animal shelter — announced in October that it was no longer accepting dog surrenders at any of its locations due to a population crisis.
As pet shelters hit capacity, more dogs are now euthanized than …
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · Shelter and rescue populations in the U.S. have surged by 900,000 overall since January 2021, and more than 359,000 dogs were euthanized in 2023, marking a five-year peak, according to animal...
Animal shelters are in crisis mode as Americans struggle to ... - Vox
WEBAug 16, 2023 · Americans can’t afford their pets. It’s pushing animal shelters to the brink. How animal shelters are coping with a crisis of abandoned cats and dogs.
LA’s animal shelters need immediate relief. A back-to-basics …
WEB9 hours ago · A back-to-basics approach can provide it. Animals waiting for adoption at the West Valley animal shelter in Chatsworth on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News ...
America's animal shelters are overcrowded with pets from …
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Animal shelters around the U.S. are bursting at the seams amid the rising cost of living, so the gray and white 7-year-old has been staying in a worker’s office at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society while awaiting adoption. The shelter near Albany, New York, is “beyond full,” said CEO Ashley Jeffrey Bouck.
Animal shelters are overwhelmed by abandoned dogs. Here's why.
WEBJan 9, 2024 · In addition to encouraging adoption, animal shelters are trying to help people with financial challenges not have to choose between feeding themselves or their pet.
Pet Adoption Soared During The Pandemic. But Now, Shelters Report ... - NPR
WEBJun 6, 2021 · Many animal shelters say they have too many cats and dogs in need of homes. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Cornell University's Elizabeth Berliner what's behind the complaints.
Crowded animal shelters fear crisis when eviction moratorium …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Animal advocates say they’re preparing for the worst as the end of the federal moratorium on housing evictions could strain shelters around the country, many of which are already full.
As the pandemic adoption boom cools, pet shelters overflow
WEBDecember 25, 2023 at 6:35 p.m. EST. U.S. animal shelters will start 2024 the most overcrowded they have been in years, according to a broad survey of animal rescue facilities, a symptom of...
Animal shelters struggle as many pets adopted during pandemic …
WEBFeb 20, 2023 · America's animal shelters are in crisis. Many are at capacity and understaffed, with adoptions lagging. In fact, animals are sitting in shelters for longer stints of time than they have in...