The shelter where I work took in 694 animals last year. Every day, we face animal cruelty – and communicating the crisis can feel impossible

Just a warning, this article has some unpleasant parts to read

  • Fixbeat@lemmy.ml
    371·
    3 months ago

    I think a lot of people got pets during covid and are now dumping them.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
      25·
      3 months ago

      FWIW, this is anecdotal evidence based on my recent adoption but in chatting with staff, that wave is largely over.

    • Drusas@kbin.run
      23·
      3 months ago

      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.