Next week, a court ruling could determine the outcome of a lawsuit filed by animal activists against Riverside County Animal Services, challenging its controversial shelter intake policy. Under the new approach, the county is turning away stray animals, encouraging residents to either take them in or leave them on the streets. By reducing intake, the county aims to lower euthanasia rates, but critics argue it is merely shifting the burden onto private shelters and the community.This policy has led to an overwhelming increase in stray animals being taken to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, which operates as a no-kill facility. Shelter director Dan Rossi explained that their intake numbers have been climbing, with nearly 2,700 animals taken in last year—far exceeding the facility’s intended capacity of 1,000 animals annually. Many of these animals are being brought in from other cities by good Samaritans who fear that taking them to county shelters will result in euthanasia.The…..