CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CMPD Animal Care and Control says it took in 43 dogs Friday and is now asking for Charlotte-area foster homes and families seeking a new pet to help ease the now critical space condition.
Shelter officials said before the dogs were brought in, Animal Care had 25 open kennels. That meant it had more flexibility and gave both workers and animals some breathing room. But the sudden influx is putting new pressure on them.
Friends of Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Services also shared on Instagram the dogs that came in Friday were joined by nine more dogs dumped at the shelter’s Byrum Drive location overnight Friday in crates. The group said the shelter has cameras and that staff would work to figure out who dumped the dogs.
Animal Care’s Byrum Drive location is now open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, allowing families more time to adopt, foster, or take a dog on a staycation or daycation. The Byrum Drive shelter is open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The satellite shelter along Toomey Avenue is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. seven days a week.
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