The festive frolic at The Colony Animal Care Services looked fit for a four-legged king. Food resembling a Christmas feast, a state representative stepping in for Santa Claus, and dogs trotted out in their season’s finest.
Mark Cooper, the director of Animal Care Services, said some of the animals that come there go through a lot. With 27 kennels for dogs and 35 spots for cats, space can be at a premium.
Why pets are surrendered to shelters
“And there’s a multitude of reasons why people surrender,” Cooper said. “Some are very understandable.”
Cooper said things like size and financial reasons come up. They even try to help owners with pet food at food banks. Then, there are some factors where he and his staff focus on the animal and not the person filling out the surrender questionnaire…