Dozens Of Yorkies And Huskies Push Socal Animal Shelter To Record Levels

The San Diego Humane Society is facing an unprecedented challenge, pinch its dog population reaching grounds levels aft 2 large-scale surrenders of Yorkies and huskies.

The organization's Humane Law Enforcement squad is presently assisting 2 overwhelmed owners, each pinch astir 25 dogs. One group consists of Yorkies, nan different of Huskies.

Eight Yorkies arrived astatine nan Escondido field connected Tuesday, wherever they are being vaccinated and treated for terrible flea infestations, pinch grooming and afloat veterinary exams still pending.

On nan aforesaid day, 10 huskies were taken to nan San Diego Campus and 3 to nan El Cajon Campus. Many are fearful and will require important support from nan Humane Society's Behavior & Training team.

"San Diego Humane Society recognizes that animal hoarding is simply a analyzable rumor that tin stem from a assortment of circumstances, including financial hardship, lodging inability, isolation and a desire to thief animals," nan connection read. "The statement useful to support pet owners while prioritizing animal use and organization safety."

Resources and accusation are disposable astatine sdhumane.org/hoarding.

While nan organization's leaders are happy to thief dogs successful a precarious position, nan shelters themselves are overflowing. July is connected way to beryllium nan 11th consecutive period to group a grounds for mean big dogs successful care.

According to SDHS, done July 27, nan statement averaged 663 big dogs successful attraction each time -- much than 50 dogs supra nan erstwhile July grounds of 612 group successful 2024. At nan aforesaid time, adoptions person declined. Adding puppies, nan statement presently has 792 canines successful care.

The statement presently has 1,950 animals successful its care. Of those, 874 are disposable for adoption, including 374 big dogs, 27 puppies, 160 big cats, 132 kittens, 18 rabbits, 72 guinea pigs and 33 workplace animals.

"Whether you are looking for a loyal canine to subordinate you connected walks, a cuddly feline to support you company, aliases a playful mini pet for illustration a rabbit aliases guinea pig, August is nan cleanable clip to find your caller champion friend," said Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of nan San Diego Humane Society. "By adopting, you are gaining a family personnel while besides creating a abstraction for different animal successful request to person care."

Adoption fees for each pets (except horses) will beryllium 50% disconnected passim August arsenic portion of nan nationalist Clear nan Shelters campaign. The arena ends pinch a fee-waived take time connected Saturday, Aug. 29 for each animals (except horses).

SDHS is unfastened for walk-in adoptions Tuesday done Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., astatine campuses successful El Cajon, Escondido, Oceanside and San Diego. Prospective adopters tin position each disposable animals astatine sdhumane.org/adopt.