DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Animal Shelter is seeing an increase in severely emaciated dogs brought in extremely underweight and needing intensive medical care.
Denver Animal Protection said there has been an increase in extremely emaciated animals, especially dogs, since the start of the year. Veterinarian Claire Vaiden said these animals come in starving and will “eat virtually anything,” including dog toys.
By the beginning of June, the shelter investigated 83 cases of neglect due to the weight of pets, including dogs and cats. This is a 30% increase from June of 2024, when the shelter recorded 62 weight neglect cases.
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“It is a startling, unsettling sight that might stop many of us in our tracks. Animals with hip bones protruding through their fur, ribs sharply visible, so weak they can barely stand,” said DAP…