Feels-like temperatures in the triple digits have been baking South Florida for days, and it’s not just people feeling the heat. Even local animal shelters are struggling to keep up.
Inside Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control, there’s no traditional air conditioning in the kennels—just large chillers and a series of fans working around the clock to keep hundreds of dogs comfortable.
The shelter, which is only built to house 148 dogs according to the shelter’s operations manager, is currently caring for far more than that…