Ginna Roe Created: July 17, 2021 07:53 PM
A local animal rescue is in desperate need of help when it comes to adopting and fostering dogs.
In the past year, Secondhand Hounds rescued and adopted out more dogs than ever before, but now the demand for pets is declining quickly and it s hurting its ability to save more lives.
“One of the great things about the pandemic, one of the silver linings is that everybody was home so everybody wanted to foster or adopt a dog or a cat,” said Rachel Mairose, founder and executive director of Secondhand Hounds.
In the height of the pandemic, the nonprofit was rescuing dogs from across the Midwest and South, adopting out as many as 100 dogs a week. But now, they are lucky in they find homes for 20-30 dogs in a week. That prevents them from taking in more pets in need of rescue.