Hamilton, Niagara pet shelters at capacity step up adoptions and foster programs for the holidays – Hamilton [Video]
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Hamilton, Niagara pet shelters at capacity step up adoptions and foster programs for the holidays – Hamilton [Video]

Several animal shelters across Southern Ontario are scrambling to find permanent homes for pets amid the holiday season, while also relying on foster programs to make sure others have a “home environment” over the next few weeks.

Michelle Macnab, director of community outreach and animal programs for the Hamilton-Burlington SPCA (HBSPCA) says they’re “fuller” than they’ve been in a while and have stepped up conversations with prospective adopters to match pets and people.

“While stays with our animals are a little bit longer than normal, right now, we are certainly seeing them still moving,” Macnab explained.

Those anecdotal conversations have also shed some light on why the outlet continues to be at capacity, many owners already found their lifelong pet during an adoption surge amid the pandemic and recent surrenders due to growing inflation.

Macnab says a pet is a “really big commitment” in terms of time and finances, and it’s spurred on assistance programs like a Pet Food Pantry programsupporting …

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