A new animal adoption campaign aims to help alleviate the overcrowding in shelters across Houston and Texas, where larger dogs have a much harder time finding homes.
to help large dogs over forty pounds find their forever families. Throughout the month of October, some local participating rescues will offer reduced or waived adoptions, in addition to other promotions, to find animals their homes.Houston is in the middle of a stray animal crisis, and local rescues are feeling the brunt of it
“Our goal is to get as many big dogs as possible out of shelters and into homes this October,” Julie Castle, chief executive officer of Best Friends Animal Society, said in a release. “Right now, there is a shelter crisis going on across the country, with many shelters at, or beyond, full capacity." Shelters and rescue organizations across the Houston area are facing critical capacity due to a spike in intakes and a significant dropoff in adoptions. Capacity levels areand some are shutting down intakes. The trend is the same for the rest of Texas and the U.S.
Shelter systems saw a setback in lifesaving for the first time in five years in 2021, according to a Best Friends report. The report found the number of animals killed in shelters across the US increased from 347,000 to 355,000 in 2021, and ranked“Whether it’s a foster or adoption, dogs thrive in a home environment,” Castle said. “Shelters are really struggling right now, so we urge those who can open their hearts and homes to a big dog please do so as soon as possible.
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