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ANIMAL
Maricopa County Animal Care needs help
Calling on the community
Posted
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) is facing a shelter capacity crisis.
Currently, shelters are housing 855 animals in 755 kennels, which means some dogs have to share a space in one kennel, and in other cases we’re having to split the kennels in two.
While all shelter staff--including the administrative members and the leadership team--are helping with the morning and afternoon rounds of feeding and kennel cleaning, MCACC is also coming up with innovative solutions to combat this crisis. However, ultimately animal homelessness is a community issue that requires community support.
“We cannot address this from within the shelter system alone, we need support directly from the community where animal homelessness begins, which is why we do everything we can to partner with the community," Michael Mendel, MCACC director said.
What MCACC is doing right now:
Waived adoption fees on most animals and free adoption events are planned through 2022
Reuniting owners with lost pets. Now in its third month, the Return to Owner Assistance Program helps reunite pets with owners facing financial difficulties. The program subsidizes shelter fees such as boarding, spay/neuter surgery, licensing, and Rabies vaccinations.
Since July 1, the program has assisted:
Animals Returned to Owner: 149 animals (July: 83 animals, August: 66 animals)
Donate to any local animal welfare organization that provides free or low cost spau/neuter., microchipping, and licensing activities to stop this issue where it starts.