There are almost twice as many dogs are in the shelter as there are in the kennels, forcing the shelter to euthanize adoptable pets.
Even puppies, usually the first to go, are waiting for homes."I have whole kennels full of 9-week-old puppies ready to leave today," said Sarah Sheek, the Assistant General Manager of Community Engagement for DAS.She says what makes the numbers even more concerning is that we are now in October.
"It is very normal in the summer months to see capacity rise, but actually going into October we're higher than we've been all year. This is more dogs than we've had in shelter as long as I can remember. Definitely more than we had in the entire summer," said Sheek."It is the reality. It is something that nobody here wants to have to do," said Sheek.
Dallas Animal Services was not equipped to provide shelter for horses, but staff made some quick decisions to be able to nurse the horses back to health. Tami Kukla is a volunteer who is working to find homes for dogs that are in danger of being put down. "We had 20 on the list yesterday. We were able to save 13, we still had to euthanize 7. We are extremely saddened by that, what can we learn from that so it does not happen tomorrow?" she said.added to the DAS websiteIt shows the dogs at risk of euthanasia and lists the reason. For many, that reason is space.Sheek wants people to know even if they can offer only a temporary space for a dog it will help.Any dog that you adopt saves a life by creating more space.
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