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SE Smith, The Guardian

America’s animal shelters are overwhelmed. Pets – and staff – are at breaking point

Updated: Apr 22

The shelter where I work took in 694 animals last year. Every day, we face animal cruelty – and communicating the crisis can feel impossible.

Monday mornings at the Mendocino Coast Humane Society, the northern California animal shelter where I work part-time, are chaotic.

The frenzied beeping of anesthesia monitoring equipment echoes as I dodge Coco, one of the resident shelter cats with a penchant for ankles, and tiptoe... read more



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