TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO STEP IN AND ADOPT. THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST FULL WE’VE BEEN SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. SACRAMENTO FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTER HAS ABOUT 100 DOG KENNELS. IDEALLY, EACH DOG WOULD HAVE ITS OWN, BUT IN MOST CASES THAT JUST HASN’T BEEN POSSIBLE LATELY. WE EVEN GOT SO FULL LAST WEEK WE HAD TO KEEP A DOG IN AN OFFICE FOR ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. RYAN HENDERSON SAYS THE SHELTER HAD ABOUT 170 DOGS OVER THE WEEKEND AND NOW AFTER SOME ADOPTIONS, IT’S AT ABOUT 130, STILL OVER CAPACITY AS ANIMALS COME IN FASTER THAN THEY CAN BE ADOPTED OUT. WE AND OTHER SHELTERS HAVE SEEN HUGE INCREASES IN INTAKE LAST YEAR, WE TOOK IN ABOUT 7400 ANIMALS AND THIS YEAR WE’RE GOING TO HIT 9000. AND HE SAYS NATIONALLY, ADOPTION RATES ARE DROPPING TO TRY TO TACKLE AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE ISSUES. THE SHELTER IS OFFERING A DEAL. WE’RE WAIVING ALL OF OUR ADOPTION FEES THROUGH DECEMBER 23RD. SO JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, THAT COMES WITH A SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERY, VACCINATIONS AND A MICROCHIP. THE DOGS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED ARE OUR LARGER DOGS. YOU KNOW, OUR PITBULLS, OUR GERMAN SHEPHERDS, HUSKIES, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WHATEVER YOUR LIFESTYLE OR PERSONALITY OR FAMILY LOOKS LIKE WE’VE GOT A DOG FOR YOU IN SACRAMENTO. LIZ LYSEE MITRI, KCRA THREE NEWS. AND WHILE THEY SAY THAT OVERCROWDING ISN’T IMPACTING CATS AS MUCH, THE SHELTER IS
Sacramento animal shelter waives pet adoption fees to address overcrowding
Sacramento's Front Street Animal Shelter is overcrowded with animals needing a home, so it hopes to clear the shelter by waiving pet adoption fees through Saturday, Dec. 23.Front Street said it was so low on kennel space last week that it kept a dog in an office.”This is probably the most full we've been since before the pandemic,” said Ryan Hinderman, a spokesperson with the city shelter.The animal shelter has about 100 dog kennels, and ideally, each dog would have its own. However, that just has not been possible lately.Hinderman said the shelter had about 170 dogs over the weekend. After some adoptions, it is now at about 130, still beyond maximum capacity.”We, and other shelters, have seen huge increases in intake,” Hinderman said. “Last year, we took in about 7,400 animals, and this year, we're going to hit 9,000.”The overcrowding is one of two major problems: Hinderman said adoption rates are dropping nationally. In hopes of encouraging more people to adopt a pet, the waived adoption fees also include spaying and neutering surgery, vaccinations and microchips, according to Front Street.”The dogs that are most in need are our larger dogs,” Hinderman said.While the shelter said the overcrowding is mainly an issue among the dogs, the waived pet adoption fees also apply to cats.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Sacramento's Front Street Animal Shelter is overcrowded with animals needing a home, so it hopes to clear the shelter by waiving pet adoption fees through Saturday, Dec. 23.
Front Street said it was so low on kennel space last week that it kept a dog in an office.
“This is probably the most full we've been since before the pandemic,” said Ryan Hinderman, a spokesperson with the city shelter.
The animal shelter has about 100 dog kennels, and ideally, each dog would have its own. However, that just has not been possible lately.
Hinderman said the shelter had about 170 dogs over the weekend. After some adoptions, it is now at about 130, still beyond maximum capacity.
“We, and other shelters, have seen huge increases in intake,” Hinderman said. “Last year, we took in about 7,400 animals, and this year, we're going to hit 9,000.”
The overcrowding is one of two major problems: Hinderman said adoption rates are dropping nationally.
In hopes of encouraging more people to adopt a pet, the waived adoption fees also include spaying and neutering surgery, vaccinations and microchips, according to Front Street.
“The dogs that are most in need are our larger dogs,” Hinderman said.
While the shelter said the overcrowding is mainly an issue among the dogs, the waived pet adoption fees also apply to cats.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
