BATON ROUGE — The Animal Protection and Welfare Society, a rescue in Baton Rouge, announced on Monday that it would be closing it’s doors at the end of the year.
President and Director Rebeckah Rutherford told WBRZ that the rescue is closing due to a lack of funding, a shortage of foster homes and a significant decrease in adoptions.
“together, those things have made it impossible for us to continue, despite how hard we have fought to stay open.”…