The Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) is grappling with an influx of stray dogs, a situation that has pushed their facilities to the brink and led to an appeal for community assistance. The center is currently sheltering over 520 dogs and managing 880 in foster care, a significant increase that underscores the pressing issue of pet overpopulation and reunification difficulties.
According to a recent article released by Pima County’s newsroom, PACC has admitted more than 2,000 stray dogs since the beginning of the year; consequently, they are experiencing overcrowding and a rise in euthanasia, with the shelter’s director, Steve Kozachik, mentioning that scores of incoming dogs are not microchipped, nor spayed/neutered, many are also not vaccinated, creating a challenge for the facility’s management efforts.
In response to this situation, PACC is offering several services aimed at tackling this problem, including free spay/neuter, microchipping, and vaccination for all dogs adopted from the center. Their new Friends of PACC clinic also provides low-cost veterinary services. Moreover, PACC is also providing community events via Karen’s Karing Van to offer those same services to publicly-owned pets, having already administered over 400 free spay/neuter surgeries this year…