The Wake County Animal Center is asking people to adopt and look for lost pets after a post-Independence Day surge has pushed the shelter beyond the number of animals it was meant to hold.
The shelter is currently caring for about 630 animals. From July 1-10, it took in 271 animals, nearly double the roughly 150 it typically receives in a week.
Pets sometimes become separated from their owners during July Fourth celebrations and thunderstorms like those last week, bringing an influx of stray animals, said Meagan Frost, the shelter’s community outreach manager…