@[email protected]M to [email protected] • edit-25 months agoAmerica’s animal shelters are overwhelmed. Pets – and staff – are at breaking pointwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkAmerica’s animal shelters are overwhelmed. Pets – and staff – are at breaking pointwww.theguardian.com@[email protected]M to [email protected] • edit-25 months agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink36•5 months agoI think a lot of people got pets during covid and are now dumping them.
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink25•5 months agoFWIW, this is anecdotal evidence based on my recent adoption but in chatting with staff, that wave is largely over.
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink23•5 months agoThat’s certainly been the case here. Shelters are overwhelmed with dogs who were never properly trained or socialized, which in turn means it takes longer to get them adopted because they need extensive (re)training.
I think a lot of people got pets during covid and are now dumping them.
FWIW, this is anecdotal evidence based on my recent adoption but in chatting with staff, that wave is largely over.
That’s certainly been the case here. Shelters are overwhelmed with dogs who were never properly trained or socialized, which in turn means it takes longer to get them adopted because they need extensive (re)training.