San Jacinto Animal Shelter
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Riverside County Department of Animal Services sounded the alarm Tuesday about overcrowding at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus, where a rapid rise in impounded canines has squeezed space to the limit, prompting officials to appeal to the public for help with adoptions, as well as temporary fostering.
“Operating in critical over-capacity puts animals at risk of sickness or injury and is not safe for pets or staff,” agency Director Mary Martin said. “We need to be ready to continue receiving animals that have nowhere else to go, and we are hoping the community is willing to open their homes now more than ever to save lives.”
The San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus has twice the number of dogs it can reasonably accommodate in pens, officials said. They’ve set a goal of adopting out or sending at least 30 large canines to pet fosters by Thursday…