Overcrowded animal shelters ask for help to find homes for dogs and remain ‘no kill’ shelters

ATLANTA — Local animal shelter are dealing with overcrowding and they are asking for your help to remain “no kill” shelters and find homes for the dogs.

Shelters are dealing with four times as many dogs as they can hold.

Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes was live in northwest Atlanta on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m. where Fulton County Animal Services is desperately trying to find homes for dogs.

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Fernandes said the dogs were piled up onto one another.

One new dog mom, Nadia Carter, came to the Fulton County animal shelter to adopt one dog. But, when she saw how overcrowded it was, it made her want to take more home.

“It’s very heartbreaking to see all those dogs back there,” said Carter.

Carter said the shelters are doing the best they can but it is still heartbreaking to see.

“They have about 400 dogs back here and literally like...they’re doing the best that they can but it’s still heartbreaking to just see all those dogs in the cages. Multiple dogs, some big dogs are in smaller cages. It’s just heartbreaking to see them all just compounded like that,” said Carter.

Lifeline is a non-profit that manages the shelter, along with the DeKalb shelter and two other private shelters; all four shelters are over capacity.

They are considered “no kill” shelters, but if they don’t find homes for the hundreds of dogs, fast, they will have to make some tough decisions.

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Cat Tuman said she’s doing her part to help. She normally fosters animals before adopting them.

“It’s a great way to try and help the animals from the stress of being in a shelter. You don’t think you’re making a difference but you’re making a huge difference. Not only to the shelters but to the animals, and in order to help them to just survive really,” said Tuman.

If you are worried about having a connection with a dog or making sure a new doggy would get along with your other animals, the Fulton County shelter will allow meet and greets and quality time with the dog you’re thinking about fostering or adopting.

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