'We need our community': Kenton County animal shelter at 'critical overpopulation' of dogs
Kenton County Animal Services currently has too many dogs and is looking for the public's help.
The law enforcement and animal sheltering agency posted Thursday that it has reached a critical overpopulation of dogs and needs help with adoptions, fosters and rescues.
The shelter took in 194 animals last month: 117 dogs and 77 cats, a 52% increase from January 2022. The facility can safely house 60 dogs and 60 cats. Currently, there are 94 dogs on site.
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Each office is housing a dog, and one cat room has been converted to hold more dogs, Kenton County Animal Services Director Kelsey Maccombs said in a release on the shelter's website. But even with the overcrowding, the shelter says it is "committed to not euthanizing for space or time."
“We are at critical capacity for dogs and are in urgent need of adopters, foster homes and animal rescues,” Maccombs said. “We need our community now more than ever.”
The adoption fee for pets is usually $125, but the fee has been reduced to $50 through Feb. 5. Each animal receives a first round of vaccinations, a flea/tick preventative, dewormer and a microchip registered to the new adopter. The animals are also spayed or neutered.
All the available animals can be viewed through the shelter's adoption site, www.kentoncounty.org/153/Animal-Services.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: NKY animal shelter at 'critical overpopulation' of dogs. How to help
