Pet adoption peaked in 2020, and COVID-19 can take some of the credit.
12:00 am, Jan. 9, 2021
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Cari Jessop and her son Vincent, 13, take a look at kittens up for adoption on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at Mower County Humane Society in Austin. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)
AUSTIN — Cari Jessop isn't sure whether Zeke and Willy will keep those names or get new ones.
Jessop and her son, Vincent, took home a pair of 4-month-old kittens Tuesday from the Mower County Humane Society, joining the parade of people who did the same last year.
The animal care center had a banner year in 2020 finding homes for cats and dogs, placing 499 animals – 285 cats and 214 dogs – an increase of 63 cats and 46 dogs from 2019, which saw a total of 390 adoptions.