Fort Bend County's animal shelter is so overwhelmed with animals that it has resorted to...
Fort Bend County's animal shelter is so overwhelmed with animals that it has resorted to housing dogs in the hallways of its facility.Fort Bend County's animal shelter is so overwhelmed with animals that it has resorted to housing dogs in the hallways of its facility.
The shelter can comfortably care for around 140 dogs but has reached critical capacity with nearly 180 dogs in its care — including 57 that entered the shelter within the last week. Every single one of the shelter's kennels is full, and some dogs have been moved into empty cat rooms in addition to the hallways, Barbara Vass, assistant director and life savings program manager for the shelter, said.into the 30s and 40s tonight and through the weekend.
"It's not only the dogs that are coming in, it's the dogs that are not leaving. The adoption numbers are just not moving," Vass said."All the rescues are full — it doesn't matter what shelter, what rescue, there are huge numbers in all of the shelters. It's a crisis everywhere right now." Vass said the return to office many residents are making has contributed to the influx of pandemic pet intakes. The shelter is asking for the community to help find homes for the animals or to consider applying to foster, even for a short period of time, as any help right now goes a long way.'Just devastating': Animal shelters near critical capacity due to COVID surrenders, evictions
The shelter has waived adoption fees for all animals. The animals are all neutered/spayed; heartworm tested; microchipped and up to date on vaccines. Vass said her team is even willing to deliver the animals to an adopter or foster's home, a policy the shelter started during the pandemic.
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