CMPD Animal Care & Control is encouraging the community to come out and adopt dogs.(Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)
Published: Oct. 4, 2022 at 2:20 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s animal shelter is in desperate need of dog adoptions and fosters.
According to a Facebook Live video from Animal Care and Control, the shelter is beyond capacity. In fact, they’re 40 kennels short.
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Because there are so few spaces, shelter staff say they’re faced with the decision to possibly start euthanizing dogs.