We really depend on the community for fostering, especially the babies, to get them out of the shelter. "It is a huge number of animals 653 dogs and cats that require everything from walks to bathing and food every day," Fisher said. "With the influx of animals, it causes a lot of extra stress not only on the animals themselves but the staff and the volunteers, so everybody is just doing what they can to make sure everyone is getting the best care they can."įisher said the shelter needs just about everything, such as people to adopt dogs and cats foster homes that can help relieve the kennel stress that develops in animals that have been cooped up in a shelter for too long and donations of money, dog food, cat food, kitty litter, cleaning supplies and other items. That was down from 672, so it's not a big difference, but we're starting to get those numbers down and heading in the right direction. "We have been able to get some animals out into some forever homes and transfers, and we were able to get our numbers down to 653 as of (Tuesday) afternoon. "This year seems extremely bad," Fisher said. Emperor Lane in Joplin, said it seems like the shelter takes in more animals, especially litters of puppies and kittens, in May and June, and this year was no exception. Tianna Fisher, shelter services manager at the Joplin Humane Society, located at 140 E. We adopted one, and maybe other people can come and adopt pets, too." "We heard about the situation at the Humane Society.
"And I wanted someone to be home with me at night," Short said.
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