The San Francisco SPCA is getting ready to receive 30 dogs and cats from Southern California shelters that have been impacted by the wildfires there, and they are hoping to get more dogs adopted this week to make space.
As part of the response from California’s network of animal shelters to the emergency situation in Los Angeles, dozens of adoptable shelter pets are being transferred to San Francisco in order to provide relief to over-capacity shelters in the crisis zone that are taking in lost animals whose humans may still be looking for them.
“During emergencies, animal shelters become vital community resources, and we’re seeing that play out right now,” says Dr. Jennifer Scarlett, CEO of the San Francisco SPCA, in a statement. “Many shelters in the affected areas were already over capacity before the fires began. In San Francisco, we’re able to transfer their existing shelter animals to our shelter, so that they can maintain space for displaced pets closer to home, maximizing the chance of reunion with their families.”…