An animal shelter in New Jersey’s largest city is so full, the people who run it say some animals may have to be euthanized. Now they’re reaching out to the community, hoping to find loving homes before it’s too late.
Typically, the Associated Humane Societies in Newark can comfortably house about 120 to 125 animals. At this point, they have about 170, 50 more dogs than they can handle, and are taking in an average of eight a day.
Normally, the shelter averages one or two take-ins a day, says Sherri Laraway, who works with the shelter…