Overflow in QCA animal shelters continues to be a problem

Since July of 2025, three cities in Iowa have ended their animal service agreements with various branches on the Humane Society. King’s Harvest Pet Rescue in Davenport is seeing an influx of animals ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

‘The problem keeps growing’: As animal abandonment increases, East Texas shelters, rescues struggle to help

DIANA — Starving, skittish, scarred and sick. That’s the condition the two dogs were in when Diana residents Stephanie Sims and Christine Ross found them. The pit bull mixes, one male and one female, ...
YDR

Animal shelter 'save rates' mask the extent of the unwanted pet problem | opinion

Domestic animal overpopulation is undeniable. It occurs locally, nationally and globally. Measures to address the matter have evolved over the years. But certainly, ending the need for euthanasia in ...
Democrat and Chronicle

NY wants better animal cruelty laws. Why Rochester pet advocates say that's not enough

Animal advocates in Rochester said pet fostering, building a new shelter, curbing puppy mills, teaching residents how to treat pets and other measures will curb pet homelessness. The animal shelter on ...
WPLG

Animal rescue fights back against South Florida’s skyrocketing dog dumping problem

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — South Florida rescue groups and shelters are overwhelmed by a surge in abandoned dogs, a troubling trend that has intensified in the years since the pandemic ended. Many owners, ...
KTVZ

Problem Solvers: La Pine-area man charged with animal abuse as Humane Society cares for victim dog, 2 companions

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A La Pine-area man was formally charged Friday with aggravated animal abuse for hitting his dog with a shovel as photos of his three seized dogs were shared with KTVZ's Problem ...
KTVZ

Problem Solvers: As Think Wild animal hospital raises the alarm on poisoning deaths, a look at the issues, benefits of using lead ammunition

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon's largest hospital for wildlife is encouraging hunters to change to non-lead ammunition, as they've treated over 85 animals for poisonings in the past 4 years, ...