Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs needing homes. Now, for the first time in nearly 50 years, there are no dogs at the facility and the recent residents are spending the holidays with their new families. The facility in southern Pennsylvania said it adopted out 598 animals this year and reunited 125 strays with their owners. About 920,000 shelter animals are euthanized yearly, the ASPCA said, a decrease from the estimated 2.6 million cats and dogs euthanized in shelters in 2011. The Adams County shelter said it would begin taking in animals from other Pennsylvania shelters this week to help alleviate some of their stress.

Source: CNN December 25, 2023 15:42 UTC