As Atlantans hunker down, hundreds of pets adopted from public shelters – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Whereas you happen to’re gonna be caught at dwelling for a few weeks, that you just must as properly rating a novel furry buddy to amass you company, true?

Since metro Atlantans began atmosphere apart of their properties and limiting contact with others, the general public animal shelters in Fulton and DeKalb counties like seen a spike in interest.

From March 13 to 20, residents adopted or fostered 764 pets, per LifeLine Animal Conducting, the organization that handles animal services and products for every counties and has its private non-public safe haven.

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That tally contains 41 cats, 297 dogs and one guinea pig that were adopted and 44 cats and 381 dogs who went into foster properties. LifeLine assign out a plea for adoptions as the coronavirus endured to unfold, providing free adoptions for the week.

“We’re very moved by the Atlanta community’s outpouring of make stronger,” acknowledged Rebecca Guinn, LifeLine’s founder and CEO. “We hope it continues as is it peaceable serious to transfer as many safe haven animals into loving properties as that that you just can maybe also deem.”

Thru March 31, the nonprofit is providing pet adoptions for $20, which contains the animal’s spay/neuter, microchip and vaccines.

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LifeLine is searching to rating as many animals as that that you just can maybe also deem out of the shelters in case staffing need to be lowered or the shelters like to shut to the general public and pause adoptions as a result of the virus. About 40 to 60 animals reach into the safe haven day-after-day.

To steer clear of the unfold of the coronavirus, LifeLine is providing appointment-handiest visits. Staff contributors will lift animals outdoors to meet folks at their vehicles. 

Talk to LifeLineAnimal.org/foster or LifeLineAnimal.org/undertake to have an appointment and be taught extra. LifeLine’s web location also has the areas and hours of its shelters and photos of the pets that are up for adoption.

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