MCACC companions with Best Friends Animal Society for National Adoption Weekend • Maricopa County, AZ

MCACC is Partnering with Best Friends Animal Society for his or her upcoming National Adoption Weekend to Help Combat the Growing Shelter Crisis in America

September 14, 2022 (Phoenix, AZ) –  Maricopa County Animal Care & Control (MCACC), a municipal animal shelter dedicated to discovering good outcomes for misplaced, surrendered, and stray canines and cats, and Best Friends Animal Society, a number one animal welfare group working to avoid wasting the lives of cats and canines in America’s shelters by 2025, are teaming up for one more adoption marketing campaign to encourage individuals to decide on to undertake, not purchase, their subsequent pet.

“Our shelter locations have been at critical capacity for months. This weekend, September 16^th-18^th, adoption fees for animals 5 months and older are sponsored through Best Friends Animal Society. We hope members of the community consider adopting a shelter dog or cat. Not only can they be great pets, but it will also help free up kennel space for animals coming into our shelters as they wait for their forever home,” stated Kim Powell at MCACC.

MCACC is open M-F 12-6pm and Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm. Adoption charges embrace spay/neuter, vaccinations, flea/tick remedy, rabies vaccination and county canine license/tag. Click here to view adoptable pets. 

Recent data launched by Best Friends confirmed that U.S. shelters had been seeing a rise in animal intakes and a lower in pet adoptions from shelters. This has steadily become a disaster within the animal welfare neighborhood, the place many shelters are over capability. Since the beginning of September, MCACC has taken in additional than 600 animals, which incorporates each proprietor surrenders and strays. In that very same time-frame, there have been lower than 360 adoptions. 

Anyone contemplating including a brand new pet to their household could make a distinction by selecting to undertake as an alternative of buying their pet. 

“There is a growing shelter crisis across the country and the animal welfare community won’t just sit by and let innocent pets die,” said Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society. “In reality, it’s fairly the other. We’re becoming a member of forces with our huge community of shelters and rescues throughout the nation to host our third National Adoption Weekend since May to incentivize individuals to get out and undertake.”

MCACC and municipal shelters throughout the nation face many challenges, together with staffing and volunteer shortages, at a time when extra persons are surrendering pets. That makes these adoption occasions extra vital than ever. 

“We have proof that national promotions like the first two adoption weekends we did in May and July work,” stated Castle. “Our July National Adoption Weekend saw close to 10,000 animals adopted in a three-day period.”

That’s why MCACC is compelled to be part of the upcoming National Adoption Weekend. “When we’re at critical capacity, that means some dogs have to share a kennel space or kennels are split in half to add space. It also means difficult decisions need to be made. This is not ideal for anyone,” stated Powell. “If you’re not ready to adopt, fostering an animal is a great option and can make a big difference in helping that pet and MCACC.”

For extra info, go to pets.maricopa.gov or comply with MCACC on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to be taught extra.

About MCACC

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control is a municipal animal shelter dedicated to discovering good outcomes for misplaced, surrendered, and stray canines and cats. 

About the Best Friends Network

The Best Friends Network is comprised of 1000’s of private and non-private shelters, rescue teams, spay/neuter organizations, and different animal welfare organizations in all 50 states. We are a coalition dedicated to saving the lives of homeless cats and canines by way of collaboration, information-sharing, and implementation of confirmed lifesaving methods. Our companions help one another and encourage their very own communities to extend lifesaving of canines and cats throughout the nation.