“Animal shelters are facing reduced staff and volunteer support as a result of the crisis, putting many animals in desperate need of temporary or permanent sheltering,” said the ASPCA’s Bershadker. “We enco
Like New York and other cities, Chicago has struggled to house asylum-seekers, slowly moving people out of temporary spaces and into shelters and, in the near future, tents. But Chicago's use of airports is unusual, having been rejected elsewhere, and highlights the city...
nights, said the shelter was “being run by three people with no training, zero support, and our only hope was that Tracy [Record, the editor of the West Seattle Blog] would post updates on what’s going on with the shelter so that people would” volunteer for shifts, which she did....
I’ve spent a lot of time working with rescue groups and shelters, both as a veterinarian and a volunteer, so I know how hard it can be to implement new ideas. But I think this one is very tangible. On the shelter or rescue’s side it would only require one more piece of paper ...