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Blue Chip Animal Refuge is seeing a recent uptick in dumped animals at their facility and is pleading with the public to be more responsible with their pets.

Area residents stepped up to the “Betty White Challenge” in a big way, donating more than $25,000 to two Luzerne County animal shelters.

Six months after announcing it could no longer take in new animals, Griffin Pond Animal Shelter remains over capacity, with more than 200 pets in its care.

Cat owners may find some bare shelves in the pet food aisles at local grocery stores. Wegmans stores are experiencing a cat food shortage as a result of weather challenges over the last few weeks especially in Pennsylvania, Wegmans spokeswoman Laura Camera said. Manufacturers aren’t able to produce and distribute as many cases, creating shortages across the industry, she said. “We are working with our suppliers to secure as much product as possible and hope to get more product back on...