Shelters in Distress: Greater Cincinnati Animal Shelters are Grappling with a Record-Breaking Increase in Animals
This story is featured in CityBeat's Feb. 7 print edition.
Editor’s note: Taylor McLagan is an employee of Cincinnati Animal CARE.
A crisis is unfolding in the heartland of southern Ohio, with county animal shelters in Cincinnati and surrounding areas grappling with an alarming rise in homeless and abandoned pets. A large number of stray animals entering county shelters in recent months has pushed these facilities into a prolonged state of “code red,” setting records and raising concerns w
Editor’s note: Taylor McLagan is an employee of Cincinnati Animal CARE.
A crisis is unfolding in the heartland of southern Ohio, with county animal shelters in Cincinnati and surrounding areas grappling with an alarming rise in homeless and abandoned pets. A large number of stray animals entering county shelters in recent months has pushed these facilities into a prolonged state of “code red,” setting records and raising concerns w