STL County Animal Care faces overcrowding

Caddo Parish Animal Shelter at capacity; dogs at risk of euthanasia

SHREVEPORT, La. — The Caddo Parish Animal Shelter has reached full capacity, and eight dogs are at risk of being euthanized if they are not adopted soon, officials said Wednesday.

Overcrowding may force euthanization at local animal rescue and pounds

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The city of Fargo currently has five area shelters and rescues to take care of animals. But this week, a concern for local rescue 4 Luv of Dog Rescue is having to euthanize for space. “We have been overcrowded for a long time, but it’s really hitting the crisis point in our area. Our pounds have not had to euthanize dogs for space alone in over twenty years, and unfortunately, we might have to break that record this week,” s…

STL County Animal Care faces overcrowding

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Officials with the St. Louis County Animal Care and Control Center said that its shelter is over capacity. "I really want to get dogs out of the shelter and into homes because we have to provide humane housing and here, unfortunately, I don't have the spacing to do that," Kanika Cunningham said. Cunningham is the director of public health for the county, and she claims the county has had several concerns since taking over…

Plattsburg Pound needing adoptions, looking for volunteers

(PLATTSBURG, Mo.) Like many other animal shelters throughout the United States, Plattsburg Pound is struggling to empty its kennels. They're reminding residents to look and adopt before considering going to shop.