JUNEAU (AP) â A recent increase of people giving up pets to an animal shelter in Juneau has shelter managers concerned that people going back to work as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ease can no longer care for the pets they had.
Juneau Animal Rescue has experienced an increase in owners giving back their pets in recent weeks, the Juneau Empire reported.
The shelter s executive director, Samantha Blankenship, said at the start of the pandemic, many shelters worldwide emptied out. Our concern is that as people return to work they re realizing they can t take care of the animals, she said.
In one 48-hour period, the shelter received 17 of the pets, Blankenship said.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A recent increase of people giving up pets to an animal shelter in Juneau has shelter managers concerned that people going back to work as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ease can no longer care for the pets they had. Juneau Animal Rescue has experienced an increase in owners giving back their pets […]
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US Coast Guard decommissions storied cutter in Alaska
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 8:58 pm EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska The U.S. Coast Guard has decommissioned a ship whose home port was in Alaska after almost 50 years in service.
The cutter Douglas Munro was decommissioned in a ceremony in Kodiak on Saturday.
The ship was commissioned in 1971 and has served across the world. The Coast Guard said the Douglas Munro had been used for search and rescue, fisheries enforcement, counterpiracy efforts, disaster relief and oceanographic research support.
“During my time aboard I have witnessed the sacrifices of the crew as they spent time away from their loved ones in service to their country,” said Capt. Riley Gatewood, commanding officer of the Douglas Munro.