No vacancy is the message found at many animal shelters across Kentucky these days. So says Sarah Brown-Meehan with the Kentucky Humane Society. She said some of the dog and cat numbers in shelters are at rates not seen for a decade. Brown-Meehan said many pet owners are struggling with the cost of inflation for feeding and caring for their animals.
“Also housing, you know if people are having to find new housing as rents go up, they may not be able to afford their pet-friendly housing and they might struggle to find pet-friendly housing. And for all these reasons a lot of people are giving up their pets,” said Brown-Meehan.
