A result of pandemic pets and the affordable housing crisis, Minneapolis pets are being surrendered to shelters and animal rescues alike at alarming rates.
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Minneapolis Animal Care and Control got a funding boost this year that will help to expand the shelter's hours and hire more staff. The city-run shelter and animal control unit is getting more than $600,000 from the city more than half of which is for hiring animal care technicians and staff.
The Minneapolis animal shelter is permanently waiving adoption fees for city residents to encourage more pet adoptions. The shelter run by Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) is currently at capacity, with about 80 pets at the building and 30 more animals currently with foster families. MACC staff said they are currently seeing more pets coming into the shelter than leaving. Some people .
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