LOS ANGELES — Pet adoptions surged in the course of the coronavirus pandemic as folks in lockdown sought companionship. But as the world has opened up once more, the longer term seems much less rosy for a rising variety of animals despatched to shelters or adoption facilities by house owners with out the time or money to look after them.
“In the rescue world, we kind of saw it coming,” stated Chloe Esperiquette, growth coordinator at Wags and Walks adoption heart in Los Angeles.
“We received prior to the pandemic five to 10 inquiries per month for people who couldn’t care for their dogs anymore. … That’s like doubled since in recent months.”
Wags and Walks, like many related institutions, is again to full capability.
“Every year in the United States, 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized,” together with 670,000 dogs, stated Esperiquette. “At Wags we save approximately 1,000 dogs a year. It’s definitely not enough.”
Surrenders of dogs to shelters have risen sharply in latest months as house owners in poorer communities have lost earnings or their houses in the course of the pandemic, stated Allison Cardona, deputy director of Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control, which oversees animal shelters.
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