North Carolinians are being asked to consider fostering or adopting dogs after overcrowding at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control shelter led to the euthanasia of at least one dog.
The shelter now says dwindling kennel availability, combined with dogs staying longer, has left the agency with fewer alternatives.
What happened?
According to WFAE, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control is urging local residents to adopt or foster dogs, with the latest appeal coming shortly after the shelter euthanized a dog Tuesday.
Melissa Knicely, a spokesperson for ACC, told WFAE that kennel renovations have taken more than 30 spaces out of service. That reduction has intensified an already challenging crowding problem…