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Pinal County animal shelter overflowing with pets; may have to rethink no-kill policy
FOX 10 s Irene Snyder reports.
PHOENIX - Pinal County Animal Care and Control is struggling to house all its animals right now, and they are asking the community for help.
Shelter officials say that they’ve had more owner surrenders than usual this past month, and they may even have to reconsider their no-kill policy.
The large influx of animals started in April, and it keeps getting worse, officials said. From owner surrenders to strays, there are more animals that the shelter can afford to house.
Pinal County Animal Care and Control Director Audra Michael says summer is usually their busiest month, but it’s only May, and they’ve already far surpassed the amount of animals they had this time last year.