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  1. 🐾 Over 2 million dogs were adopted in both 2023 and 2024.
    Even with fewer entering shelters, shelters kept up the effort.

    July 4 is tough on pets.

    Fireworks cause stress, escapes, and shelter surges.

    ❤️ This week:
    • Bring pets indoors
    • Check tags + microchips

    🐶 Thinking of adopting?
    Adopt, don’t shop.

    Data via Shelter Animals Count
    Viz by: bamlytics.com

    #AdoptDontShop #PetSafety #AnimalWelfare #AnimalShelters #FourthOfJuly #DogsOfMastodon #ShelterDogs #DataForGood #Bamlytics

  2. #KittenSeason is out of control. Are #WarmerWinters to blame?

    The trend is bad news for shelters and #wildlife alike.

    by Sachi Mulkey
    Mar 18, 2024

    "Across the United States, summer is the height of 'kitten season,' typically defined as the warm-weather months between spring and fall during which a cat becomes most fertile. For over a decade, #AnimalShelters across the country have noted kitten season starting earlier and lasting longer. Some experts say the effects of #ClimateChange, such as milder winters and an earlier start to spring, may be to blame for the uptick in feline birth rates."

    grist.org/science/kitten-seaso

    #SpadeAndNeuter #Cats #TNR

  3. Sounds like the entire #LosAngeles metropolitan area has an overall problem with folks not keeping their pets :(

    If you can help, please do. People #bred them, failed to #spayNeuter them, or both. People are responsible for their well-being.

    #adoptDontShop #adopt #foster #volunteer #donate #petShelters #animalShelters #overcrowded #overcrowding

    abc7.com/animal-shelters-overc

    [Edit: pinning this. Comments link to additional shelters and municipalities in similar dire situations]