Recent No-Kill/Sheltering Crisis Headlines
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield, CA
6/5/23: Kern County animal shelters facing ‘crisis’ with huge influx of dogs (kget.com)
Los Angeles, CA
6/12/23: City of L.A. Can be Sued for Failure to Disclose Bite History in “Meat Grinder” Pit Bull Attack Case (citywatchla.com)
1/30/23: Animal Deaths on Streets and Highways in Los Angeles Hit Record High (citywatchla.com)
1/16/23: Is the “No Kill” Movement About Animals – or Profit? (citywatchla.com)
12/19/22: “Discounted” Pit Bulls Offered by L.A. Animal Services—Can L.A. Afford the Risk? (citywatchla.com)
10/2/22: L.A. Animal Services—a “Ticking Time Bomb,” and the Hypocrisy of “No Kill (citywatchla.com)
8/29/22: ‘No Kill’ Has Failed. ‘Best Friends’ Leaves LA City Animal Services Shelter, Annenberg Steps In (citywatchla.com)
7/21/22: Exclusive: Shelter dog caged for weeks without walks bites volunteer – CBS Los Angeles (cbsnews.com)
7/25/22: LAAS Animal Shelters: Paul Koretz, Commission and Mayor Share Blame for Mismanagement (citywatchla.com)
7/14/22: Inside the overcrowding crisis at L.A. animal shelters – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
5/23/22: LA Animal Shelters in Neglect. Annette Ramirez Unprepared with Budget Issues. (citywatchla.com)
9/7/21: L.A. County animal shelters try a new appointment approach – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
7/12/21: Owner Cuts Pit Bull’s Throat at LA Animal Services Shelter After ‘Managed Intake’ Rejection (citywatchla.com)
6/28/21: New LA Animal Services GM Named – Will Shelter Doors Open for Lost Pets? (citywatchla.com)
3/29/21: GM Brenda Barnette Leaving Los Angeles Animal Services – in Shambles! (citywatchla.com)
8/31/20: Is Best Friends-‘No-Kill’ LA – Abandoning the Pit Bulls in Los Angeles Animal Services’ Shelters? (citywatchla.com)
Modesto, CA
5/31/23: COVID-19 and pet adoption crisis at Stanislaus County shelter | Modesto Bee (modbee.com)
San Jose, CA
5/25/2023: San Jose Shelter in Crisis: Unprecedented Surge in Pet Surrenders (hoodline.com)
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FLORIDA
Naples, FL
7/3/23: Shelters in CRISIS – Naples Florida Weekly
Palm Beach County, FL
6/28/23: 2 animal rescue shelters offer July adoption specials (wflx.com)
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GEORGIA
Atlanta, GA
10/7/22: Metro animal shelters at crisis levels, overrun with pets that need to be adopted – WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta (wsbtv.com)
1/9/22: Pet advocates asking for help to get dogs and cats into new homes – WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta (wsbtv.com)
Savannah, GA
4/7/23: Animal shelters reach an all-time high overpopulation crisis | WSAV-TV
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ILLINOIS
Milan, IL
3/17/23: QCA animal shelters at crisis capacity, holding St. Patrick’s Day adoption specials (kwqc.com)
Dupage County, IL
6/29/23: DuPage County shelter waiving adoption fees for large dogs due to overcrowding crisis | WGN-TV (wgntv.com)
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INDIANA
Indianapolis, IN
5/15/23: Humane Society for Hamilton County hosts emergency event amid crisis (indystar.com)
5/5/23: Animal shelters at crisis level and cannot accept surrenders (wfyi.org)
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MASSACHUSETTS
Salem, MA
5/31/23: Dog Euthanasia Crisis: MSPCA, Northeast Animal Shelter Adoption Drive | Salem, MA Patch
MICHIGAN
Detroit, MI
11/14/22: Metro Detroit animal shelters are facing overcrowding crisis (fox2detroit.com)
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MISSOURI
Kansas City, MO
5/31/23: KC Pet Project struggling to not be over capacity (fox4kc.com)
5/30/23: Influx of animals has KC Pet Project in crisis mode (kctv5.com)
5/30/23: Rescue groups say KC Pet Project’s animal control services keep dangerous dogs on streets | KCUR – Kansas City news and NPR
5/26/23: KC Pet Project at crisis capacity, offering $30 adoption specials (kmbc.com)
Joplin, MO
6/8/23: Our view: Help needed for animal shelter in ‘crisis mode’ | Editorials | joplinglobe.com
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NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque, NM
11/21/22: Animal shelters continue to be in a crisis in 2022 | NM Political Report
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NEW YORK
Menands, NY
5/17/23: Mohawk Hudson Humane Society gets $700K to relieve sheltering crisis (timesunion.com)
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OHIO
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/22: Animal shelters: Overcrowding prompts some to revisit euthanasia (usatoday.com)
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OREGON
Bend, OR
5/22/23: Animal shelter navigates leadership crisis | News | madraspioneer.com
Multnomah County, OR
2/22/23: Eroded trust, pandemic pressures pave long road ahead for Multnomah County animal shelter – OPB
2/21/23: Animal care dipped to staggering lows as Multnomah County shelter reached crisis, records show – OPB
1/4/23: Multnomah County temporarily stops taking in stray animals – OPB
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TEXAS
Austin, TX
Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive
8/5/22: Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding: How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up – News – The Austin Chronicle
6/13/12: ‘Dogs coming out of our ears’: Pandemic, no-kill policy worsen overcrowding at Austin Animal Center | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station
May/June 2023: Overflowing Animal Shelters Have Become a Major Crisis in the Capital City – Austin Monthly Magazine
9/14/22: Overcrowding crisis forces Austin Animal Center to stop accepting more pets | KEYE (cbsaustin.com)
9/13/22: Video Showing Dire Conditions at Austin Animal Center Shows How Badly They Need Help (yahoo.com)
8/5/22: Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding: How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up – News – The Austin Chronicle
7/21/22: Animal shelter workers demand better conditions in wake of vote of no confidence – Austin MonitorAustin Monitor
6/14/22: Austin Animal Shelter over capacity, asks public to adopt or foster (fox7austin.com)
9/18/19: Reports surface of aggressive dogs adopted from Austin Animal Center | KXAN Austin
Corpus Christi, TX
6/1/23: Coastal Bend animal shelters helping to end the euthanasia crisis in Texas (kztv10.com)
