VIDEO TRANSCRIPT – Nationwide adoption decline affects CNY SPCA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — When the CNY Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) gets word of an animal in need of shelter, the only thought in the mind of the workers is to get that animal to safety. Whether it is a lost animal looking to get back home, or a stray on the streets of Syracuse, the SPCA jumps into action. Behavioral testing, daily exercise and slow exposure to other animals are all part of the process to get an animal to its home.
However, a nationwide adoption decline and an increase in animal intake have left shelters just like the SPCA to deal with overcrowding issues. Dogs are in shared spaces, sometimes with two or three living together. The glass waiting room in the lobby, turned into an extra living space for animal overflow…