Overwhelmed NYC pet-adoption centers close their ‘cat intakes’ as New Yorkers keep giving up their petsBy Alyssa Guzman
August 1, 2023
The city’s animal-care agency has shut down “cat intakes” at its three centers — as cash-strapped New Yorkers are surrendering their beloved pets in droves.
“I think it all trickles down to nobody being really able to financially support animals,” said Dorothy Blomquist, an Animal Care Centers admission supervisor, to The City.
Blomquist said she sees up to 40 animals a day being turned into the ACC, with many owners citing financial strife as the reason.
“We try to supply people with food, but there’s some people who just find themselves in situations where they have to make decisions between their own health and their animal, and their family’s health and their animal,” she told the outlet.
Jen Brooks, who runs NYC Second Chance Rescue, agreed that tight money is the No. 1 cause of pet surrenders.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/overwhelmed-nyc-pet-adoption-centers-close-cat-intakes/
