Data from the Humane Society for Hamilton County shows “Unwanted” is the number one reason owners surrender their pets. 'Unwanted' includes reasons like “I don’t have time” and “I have too many animals.”
FISHERS — Key Lime Pie’s owner surrendered the Pit Bull mix to the Humane Society of Hamilton County on July 22.Unwanted is the number one reason for animal surrenders at the no-kill shelter, which is at capacity.2,849 pets have been surrendered since January 1, 2020, records show.
HSHC President and CEO Rebecca Stevens said on Thursday morning, the shelter had two open cages. While they have several dogs and cats, dogs are the main capacity issue right now. She described a"phenomenon" of shelter animals being adopted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Now, over the last four or five months, HSHC is seeing more and more owners surrendering their pets because they are unwanted.
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