While they will not be euthanized immediately, the dogs will be euthanized if the shelter’s capacity problems are not reduced over the next few days.
Jamie Donnelly The Pima Animal Care Center said 20 dogs are currently at risk of being put down following a difficult year for the shelter, which faced a critical overcrowding crisis for most of 2022.
The dogs on the euthanasia list are animals that require more resources to be able to place in an appropriate home. Due to capacity crisis, PACC doesn’t have the resources to find homes for these dogs. On Monday, PACC announced that one of its dogs tested positive for strep zoo, a highly contagious bacterial infection. As a result, all dogs in the shelter are being treated with a 10-day course of antibiotics.PACC had a previous outbreak of strep zoo in April after a dog was found dead in a kennel.