Mercedes loves her walks and still has plenty of energy for her age, but she’s equally happy to spend her downtime sleeping or snuggling on the couch. We do so through rescue, foster care, adoption, and preventing pet homelessness in the first place by offering low-cost spay/neuter and basic vet care. · in the past week, the shelter says 140 dogs came in, putting their facility over capacity with 367 animals. “we’re filled to the brim with dogs,” said sarah barnett, co-executive director of the city’s animal care and control team. Now, several canines are running out of time as the shelter runs out of space. We are working to make philadelphia a place where every healthy and treatable pet is guaranteed a home. Mercedes & pudding! Featured fosters of the week: · to help address overcrowding, acct philly is offering $10 adoption fees for all dogs and cats between march 12 and 23, 2025. Mercedes is a truly sweet and gentle soul who is looking for her forever home. She has a calm, loving nature and is an absolute joy to have around. · three philadelphia animal shelters , acct philly , paws and pspca, are partnering up to find 500 new foster homes by the end of the summer. · as inflation continues to rise, more families across philadelphia are being forced to make a heartbreaking decision — surrendering their pets due to financial or housing hardship. · (acct philly ) philadelphia ’s only open-intake animal shelter is filled beyond capacity, and faces tough decisions if intake continues to outpace adoption. Shelter employees say facilities are reaching.

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