The Brief
- Hillsborough County’s Pet Resource Center is at 628 percent capacity for cats.
- The shelter’s feline capacity is usually around 56. They now house 352 cats.
- Officials are asking residents to open their homes and adopt a cat today.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County’s Pet Resource Center is currently over 600 percent over capacity for cats.
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The shelter has never housed so many cats or kittens at one time. PRC is an open-admission shelter, meaning it takes in stray animals regardless of age, breed, or size.
Shelter officials say there is no one reason for this surge in numbers. They have had several hoarding cases recently, one last month when they rescued 60 cats from a home. Residents continue to bring in strays at a high rate, even though this is when the cat population usually dwindles.
What you can do:…