Shelter operations supervisor Kimberly Imbert said the facility is seeing at least twice as many dogs being dropped off as adopted out.
One of about 40 dogs at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter’s indoor facility on July 17, 2024.
“Because people have job changes. They have unforeseen lifestyle changes. Those are the two big reasons that we’re seeing dogs coming in,” she said. The shelter also has a fenced outdoor area with dog houses and tethers, but Imbert said for safety reasons that’s only for dogs accustomed to being tied out. She said when capacity is tight the shelter has to make tough decisions about which dogs are more likely to be adopted.
“Euthanasia is the most efficient way to make space, because putting a dog in foster takes time and if one dog comes in we can take that time,” she said. “If five dogs come in, we’re in a bind.”to re-home their dogs before bringing them to the shelter.
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