· adopting a dog from a shelter is a great option if you’re thinking about adding a furry friend to your family. Thinking about adopting a four-legged friend? This last year was the absolute hardest weve experienced in our 12-year history, added fugate, who noted that the shelters took population increased to 8,420 dogs last year, up from 7,500 in 2022. Its harder to find affordable housing that allows pets, said keiley. Are animal shelters overwhelmed by abandoned dogs? Theres no time like the present. Check out our nationwide database of dogs looking for good homes. At the kansas city-missouri animal shelter, kc pet project, were giving away dogs like crazy for free, as soon as a dog hits the 30-day mark, said tori fugate, its chief communications officer. We are having to euthanize more animals; Why have people pulled back on adopting dogs? Individuals & rescue groups can post animals free. - ♥ rescue me! We need to increase adoptions — saying my dogs a rescue, now we see that is not as big of a motivator. That’s because we’re facing a serious problem— adoption rates are at their lowest point in months, and we’re not alone. Families relinquish their pets for various, often heartbreaking reasons, including escalating costs of care, insufficient housing options for pet owners and limited access to veterinary care. Mans best friend is increasingly being abandoned on the street, often by people facing financial hardships who can no longer afford to feed or house them. There are so many pups out there waiting for their forever homes, and every single one deserves a chance. · the number of dogs euthanized in shelters is rising, despite more adoptions , because of a nearly 6% increase in dogs taken in, transferred, or returned to shelters. Weve lost that understanding that shelters have a ton of amazing animals that are at risk of not having live outcomes right now. How many dogs have been adopted on rescue me? Through november, our numbers are showing a continued and persistent gap in the numbers entering our shelters and leaving, said filer, who also noted an increase in puppies and purebred dogs being brought to shelters. In the past year, san diego humane society, which takes in over 30,000 companion animals each year, observed a 20% increase in lost pets not retrieved by their owners, dr. Especially in competitive housing markets, many landlords have imposed stricter rules limiting or banning pets, particularly certain breeds and larger dogs. Animal shelters generally reflect what is happening to people in a community and where there is food insecurity, stephanie filer, executive director of shelter animals count, told cbs moneywatch. · lifeline is encouraging anyone who finds a lost pet to take 48 hours, report the animal missing on petco love lost and follow a few quick steps first to help that pet get home, before bringing them to the shelter. We also believe a pause in spay/neuter surgery accessibility during the pandemic has also increased the number of animals in our shelters. 93% are leaving through positive outcomes, said fugate, who added the shelter has two full-time employees devoted to reuniting lost pets with their owners. Why do people relinquish their pets? Gary weitzman, president and ceo of san diego humane society, said in an emailed statement. People are making desperate choices in part because of the challenge of finding affordable housing, a situation heightened with the lifting of a federal moratorium on evictions in august of 2022. Animal care centers of nyc euthanized 2% more dogs in 2023 than in 2022, in large part due to overpopulation. As 2023 came to close, there were 250,000 more animals in the shelter system than the year before, said filer, whose group compiles data from nearly 7,000 shelters nationwide. See full list on cbsnews. com · if you’ve been following our rescue efforts, you may have noticed that we’ve been talking a lot more about our adoptable dogs lately.

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