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MENANDS, N.Y. (AP) — Kaine is a big, buoyant dog looking for a home. But lately, hes spending a lot of time at the office. Animal shelters around the U.S. a

Shelter Animals Count, a national database of shelter statistics, estimates the shelter population grew by nearly a quarter-million animals in 2023.

The Conference Board, a business research group, said that its consumer confidence index rose for the second straight month.

MENANDS, N.Y. (AP) — Kaine is a big, buoyant dog looking for a home. But lately, hes spending a lot of time at the office.

Over the past several years, the number of pets in shelters has risen by a massive factor, with adoptions struggling to keep up.

Shelter Animals Count, the most trusted and current source for animal sheltering data, urges potential pet parents to be holiday adopters, rather than holiday s

Advocates say they're seeing shelters that have not had to euthanize animals recently rely again on the practice to help control overpopulation. Some cities have required owners to spay or neuter their pets, but often such policies aren't enforced.

Animal shelters around the U.S. are bursting at the seams amid the rising cost of living, so the gray and white 7-year-old has been staying in a worker’s office at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society while awaiting adoption.

Animal shelters around the U.S. are bursting at the seams amid the rising cost of living, so the gray and white 7-year-old has been staying in a worker’s office at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society while awaiting adoption.

Animal shelters around the U.S. are bursting at the seams amid the rising cost of living, so the gray and white 7-year-old has been staying in a worker’s office at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society while awaiting adoption.