RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – County officials report Riverside County Animal Shelters are operating in a state of emergency as capacity numbers reach 221% for unhoused dogs leading to possible euthanasia.
During the month of July, Riverside County Animal Shelters reached 240% capacity for dogs with numbers fluctuating over 200%. These facilities are seeing more dogs come in than being adopted, reunified with owners or fostered.
With more than 1,000 dogs in their system, officials say a drastic change must be made for the RivCo Animal Shelters to make space in their severely overcrowded kennels.
Without the proper space or resources to care for these four-legged friends Animal Shelters report that the heartbreaking reality to the overcrowding is the euthanasia of these unhoused dogs…