Today is a good day to adopt a dog.
So says officials with San Francisco Animal Care and Control and the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, both of which have waived adoption fees temporarily to encourage more adoptions.
Pandemic-related delays in spay and neuter surgeries has filled shelters in the city — as well as elsewhere in the Bay Area and across the nation, local officials said — with homeless dogs.
Compounding the issue is a decline in people adopting dogs — especially larger canine breeds — as life slowly returns to normal, officials said.
“When you adopt, you’re not just saving one animal’s life, you’re also opening space in our shelter so we can save another animal,” said Dr. Jennifer Scarlett, leader of the San Francisco SPCA. “If you’ve been thinking about adopting, now is a great time. Our shelter is full and we have a huge variety of dogs – especially bigger dogs.”
Scarlett and Virginia Donohue, animal care’s executive director are hoping that waiving adoption fees will lead to many of our dogs finding loving new homes.
“The number of dogs in our care – especially large ones – has significantly impacted our operations,” Donohue said.
The SPCA is waiving adoption fees for all adult dogs age 5 months and up as part of its Summer of Lovin’ adoption promotion.
Animal care is waiving adoption fees for all dogs through June 30.
View adoptable dogs at the SF SPCA at sfspca.org/adoptions/dogs
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They wanted to WFH indefinitely. Then they got fat, bored and alcoholic. So they got a dog. Now they are no better training a dog than being a responsible person themselves. No one has invented and adequate peer-to-peer dog ownership app… so back to the shelter the pups go. Let the dog suffer. Let the kids suffer. Let the migrant workers suffer. Let everyone suffer but me. The Millennial Generation.
With the price of beef so high dog meat could be a good inflation buster.
Wiz, There’s recipes for dog in the 2008 White House Cookbook.
Also there is Martin Yan’s “Wok your Dog” with dozens of recipes.
Bon Appétit to all who eat dog & I hope you get worms.
Jojotheclown might want to jump in here and offer up a recipe or two from his adopted homeland.
Nytemuvr…Thats Ruff
Hmm … Bow Wow Xiao Bao?
Peace on earth and goodwill towards Men and Women!,
Save the dogs and humans
Be fortunate for your some what success!
Adopt if you you can !
This inflation of food and gas strains peoples budgets. They are realizing the basic necessities don’t allow for dog food, vet bills, animal care. I’ve always been a big advocate to allow tax exemptions for family pets. Vet bills can get pretty high if a condition arises.
The Wizard was just kidding, I love Dogs as long as they are not on my damn lawn.
Most of those pets. We’re left behind by H-1B visa holders. By your great tech companys.
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