CMPD Animal Care and Control urgently seeks fosters and adopters as they face overcrowding due to an influx of 51 dogs from a criminal case.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CMPD Animal Care and Control put out an urgent plea Wednesday for new fosters and adopters to give its dogs a place to stay before the shelter closes at 7 p.m.
Shelter staff tell WCNC Charlotte that 51 dogs from a single criminal case are expected to arrive at its location on Byrum Drive within the next two hours, and the shelter is already at maximum capacity. There were originally 54 dogs taken, but three were claimed by someone who owned them. Most of the dogs are puppies, according to officials.
A Facebook post from the shelter Wednesday afternoon explained the severity of the situation, reading, in part: “Without urgent help from the community, we may be forced to make space through euthanasia.”
Animal Care and Control (ACC) kennels have been stretched thin on a regular basis in the years following the pandemic; however, the last several days, shelter officials have been posting daily on ACC’s accounts, pleading with the public to help with its ongoing capacity situation through fostering or adoption.
The shelter’s main location is at 8315 Byrum Drive, Charlotte, NC 28217. It is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the workweek. There is construction underway in the area, and the shelter has put the following notice to drivers trying to get there Wednesday:
A section of Byrum Drive from Yorkmont to the shelter is closed today for construction. A temporary dirt road has been opened right across the entrance from the shelter, so you can access the shelter right across from the front parking lot entrance. There is an Animal Care & Control van parked there to identify where to turn. We are told this is only for today and Byrum will be back open tomorrow.
The public can see adoptable and fosterable dogs here. Information on fostering and the online foster application are available here.
ACC officials did not elaborate on the nature of the arrest that led to the discovery of the suspect’s dogs. WCNC Charlotte has requested more information on the case.
Note: WCNC Charlotte was originally told that there were 40 dogs seized in this case. Officials later increased the number to the current total.
This is a developing story. WCNC Charlotte will update this article as more information comes in.
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