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New York City's animal shelters have reported record overcrowding and are being forced to use overflow rooms. This comes as ...
Hundreds of dogs, cats and other animals urgently need homes amid an overcrowding crisis that forced New York City’s largest ...
"If you've ever considered helping, now is the time," NYC animal rescue nonprofit ACC pleaded, citing overcrowding as they ...
NEW YORK — City animal shelters, bursting at the seams because of an unprecedented influx of animals, have been given an ...
What a cat-astrophe. The city’s animal shelter operator halted its intake of Gotham’s unwanted pets last week – for the first ...
The housing crisis and high cost of living — which are forcing some people to move out of the city and leave their pets ...
"People are surrendering animals to the shelter. One out of every three animals surrendered is because of housing insecurity ...
Many New Yorkers have been surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, outpacing animal shelters’ ...
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Animal shelters in New York City are facing a guinea pig crisis as officials say many families bought the animals as pets during the pandemic. Now, they are being turned in ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Animal Care Centers of NYC is ceasing some animal intake after reaching “critical capacity” for the ...
A New York City animal shelter has suspended pet surrenders after running out of space for animals. “We have never had this ...
By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn’s animal shelters are facing a crisis: There are too many animals in need of a home, and not enough adopters. Shelters are overcrowded, rescuers are ...