Often a senior pet rescued from a shelter is scared, underweight, and often sick from being in
an overcrowded shelter situation.
Not exact matches
Only 20 percent of dogs are adopted from animal
shelters, and each year, 2.7 to 3 million healthy and adoptable
shelter pets are euthanized due to
situations like
shelter overcrowding.
Southern
shelters typically experience
overcrowding, Rossi said, which puts animals at risk for euthanasia, and that
situation worsens after a natural disaster.
When asked, LDRNM has stepped in to help with emergency «round ups» in hoarding
situations or to ease the strain on
overcrowded shelters.
Mt. Pleasant Animal
Shelter A limited - admission facility that prides itself on a 90 % adoption rate; low administrative overhead; specialized behavior modification programs; participation in animal rescues from
overcrowded facilities and abuse
situations.
The worrisome
overcrowding situation at the
shelter was the result of a high number of owner surrendered pets.
«We're blessed with abundant adoptions and thus have the resources available to not only help local pets but increasingly those from
overcrowded regional
shelters as well as those suffering in difficult
situations elsewhere.