𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄

𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝟑𝟎-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲.

This decision was made with one goal in mind: to avoid the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals due to space limitations. We remain committed to being a no-kill community, and this temporary measure is a last-resort effort to preserve that status and protect the animals already in our care.

𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝟑𝟎-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬. 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬.

To support community pet reunification efforts, we are waiving all impound fees to make it easier for pet owners to reclaim their animals. We are also increasing efforts to return pets in the field before they ever enter the shelter system.

If you find a stray animal, here’s how you can help:

– Check for a microchip. Most veterinary clinics and local fire stations will scan pets at no cost.

– Ask around the neighborhood. Most found pets live close to where they are found.

– Post to local Facebook lost-and-found pet groups, PawBoost, Nextdoor, and the Ring app.

– Make every effort to reunite the animal with its family without bringing it to the shelter.

– Foster the animal through our Friendly Finder Program

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅, 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓-𝒕𝒐-𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒔.

What you can do: Reunite lost pets when possible, consider fostering or adopting, volunteer your time, and help us spread the word by sharing lost pet posts, adoptable animals, fostering, etc.

This plan is subject to change based on shelter capacity and community response. With your help, we can navigate this crisis without sacrificing the lives of animals who deserve a chance.

Thank you for your continued support and compassion for the animals in our community.