ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – At least 150 small animals were seized on Thursday, forcing the Anchorage Animal Shelter to stop accepting some new animals as they search for more space.
“Just by the sheer volume of the intake, we’ve kind of had to get creative, so we do have chickens and roosters in dog runs, which is a new experience for us,” said Joel Jorgensen, a spokesperson for the shelter.
Anchorage Animal Care & Control posted on social media about an ongoing neglect case. Jorgensen said Anchorage Police and Animal Control officers seized 22 roosters, 103 bunnies, two cats and seven fish, in addition to an inexact number of chickens…