Miami-Dade Animal Services is asking people to help lower the number of animals that need to be housed at its shelters by providing foster homes and temporary volunteer homes.
The school is in crisis mode because it has too many animals and not enough space. It wants animal lovers to hear its message.
That’s what Annette Jose, head of Miami-Dade Animal Services, said: “This is a challenge that needs so many people to work together.” “For more than two years, we’ve been full.”
The Miami-Dade shelter in Medley has 550 dogs but can only fit 350, so it uses its own building as an emergency shelter. But most of the dogs live in cages that are separated by walls that are not see-through.
Some people have opened their homes as a temporary shelter for Jose. He hopes that more people will do the same.
School is out for the summer, and kids are back from college. “Take a dog for the summer and let him stay in a nice, cool house until he finds a new home,” Jose said.
She said that foster parents and helpers don’t even have to promise to house them for a certain amount of time. They can help the shelter if they promise to do it on the weekend or just walk one of their pets.
In addition to wearing a “adopt me” outfit, Jose said, “you can take them to the park, to Starbucks, to the beach.” “Everything that stands in the way of getting a dog out of the shelter is being taken away.”
Even though it’s still a long way off, Miami-Dade Animal Services currently offers low-cost spay and neuter services as well as shots to help reduce the number of animals that might end up on the streets.
One of the animals that lives there is Logan, a dog that has been there for a year and a half. He has to have eyedrops every day, but the rescue says he gets along well with other dogs and is just looking for a home.
The overcrowded centers in Broward County Animal Care and Miami-Dade Animal Services are also looking for ways to make things better.
“This is not a good place for a pet to live.” They need to live in a house. “The shelter is not a good place for a pet; it should only be used as a last resort,” Jose said.
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