Nationwide, animal shelters have been overcrowded and overwhelmed, with data showing length of stay for dogs going up, while medium and large dog adoptions are going down.
At Mecklenburg County’s publicly-run animal shelter, the shelter recently announced it is halting pet surrenders to alleviate the crowding.
Much of the burden could come from the rising costs of pet ownership. Pet owners are having their wallets squeezed as they already grapple with an affordability crisis…