The increase in demand for assistance comes as shelters remain full.
Community resources coordinator Erik Gonzalez holds a bag of cat food at the San Diego Humane Society's community pet pantry on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gonzalez said they desperately need more dry dog and cat food and wet dog food.
“We’re in desperate need,” said community resources coordinator Erik Gonzalez. “For the last month or so, we haven't had enough supplies.” “This year has been different, because we've been really at high capacity the entire time – winter, fall, spring, and now in the summer,” he said. “We have about 2,000 animals in care at all of our campuses, the highest number of dogs we've ever had in our 144-year existence.”“It just makes me really scratch my head. What has changed that they're not coming in to look for their lost family member?” he asked.in June 2023. They found that 1 in 6 had given up a dog in the previous year.
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