Petco Love hopes to hit 40,000 adoptions by the end of Sunday.ĬATS VS BIRDS: Pearland animal lovers say the city is treating them 'like prisoners' for trying to help stray cats Similar mega adoption events in cities like Dallas have resulted in more than 38,000 adoptions, per the release. The report also found that the crisis of shelter euthanasia is escalating nationally and threatens the progress animal advocates have labored over the past several years. Nearly 61,245 dogs and cats were killed in animal shelters across Texas in 2021. 2 spot in 2019, according to a report from animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society. 1 state for shelter pet euthanasia in the country in 20, up from the No. "Without community support through fostering and adoption, happy, healthy pets face euthanasia in Houston and across the country," Petco Love said in the release. Many of Houston's animal shelters have been operating above critical capacity levels for months, which have worsened with staffing shortages and the lingering effects of pandemic pet returns as more residents return to a pre-COVID lifestyle. (Photo is from a past event.) Linda Torelli/Brandywine Valley SPCA Brown Convention Center this weekend with $35 adoption fees for more than 1,000 rescue pets. Houston is hosting a mega pet adoption event at George R. Petco Love and BOBS from Skechers are hosting the event, which animal welfare organizations say is critically needed due to skyrocketing intake numbers at local shelters, declining adoptions and swamped rescues that have had to stop taking in animals. BURNED OUT: Houston is in the middle of a stray animal crisis, and local rescues are feeling the brunt of itĪdoption fees are $35 and include vaccinations, microchipping, and spay or neuter services.
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