The issue is sometimes blamed on owners abandoning pandemic puppies purchased during the covid-19. · total shelter admissions rose 6 percent from 2020 to 2021. · shelters and rescues across the country are experiencing the worst overcrowding crisis in a decade, and theyre having to pause intakes because of it. · the largest animal shelter in philadelphia is facing a huge crisis and is pleading for the public’s help. Heres whats causing this problem. · due to a severe over-capacity crisis , and thanks to the funding of the bissell pet foundation, acct philly has been holding a big shelter sale. · shelter operators say theyre in crisis mode as they try to reduce the kennel crush. Overflowing shelters have fed a national narrative of fickle owners returning pandemic pets. Learn what’s behind the overcrowding crisis and how your actions can save lives. More animals were admitted than adopted. · shelters are full, adoptions are down, and resources are stretched thin. · more than 250 dogs and cats are in desperate need of a forever home as acct philly says it is facing the “harsh reality of maximum capacity. Acct philly says it is running out of space, and the overcrowding is forcing the shelter to make difficult decisions.

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