Hello! I run a dog rescue in CT, a somewhat rural area where we do not have strays.
Recently we have noticed a dramatic increase in the number of inquiries for owner surrenders and also almost daily reports / social media posts of "found dogs". Please understand this is not a southern state where strays are part of your everyday life.
We firmly believe those "found" animals are being abandoned by their owners due to the lack of options. We are a small foster based rescue and there are several like us in this area, all always full. Local Animal Control agencies do not take in owner surrender, only criminal / court / legal cases and strays (and strays only if a citizen has the dog. They don;t go out in the field trapping dogs).
My question is: Where do we go from here?? What is a way to stop this train?
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Susana Burgess
All Paws on Deck
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