Jun 3, 2021 / 07:11 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Indianapolis Animal Care Services is asking for more help from the public as it struggles with crowding.
In less than a week, the shelter took in more than 100 animals. That was after the shelter adopted out 121 animals and sent another 22 to their rescue partners.
IACS staff say they are exhausting all of their resources to get the animals adopted into foster homes or, in some cases, returned to their original owners. They’re worried that if they don’t get the necessary support, they’ll be forced to think about using euthanasia.
The shelter’s deputy director, Katie Trennepohl, expressed the urgency of the matter in a statement: “We don’t want to have to make these decisions. I am proud of all the work staff and volunteers are doing, but we can’t do it alone.”
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Like countless streets around Indianapolis, Forest Manor Avenue features a patchwork of various sized potholes large, small, deep, shallow and just plain bumpy.
And like countless drivers in the city, passersby can tactfully swerve some spots but have to bear through the rough ride in others.
Now, nearby residents in this quaint Eastside neighborhood will soon find relief: Indianapolis is using $25 million in reserve funding to permanently replace 60 miles of lanes in some of the most badly damaged roads across Marion County.
The effort focuses on smaller residential streets with an emphasis on low-income neighborhoods that are not routinely upkept as highly trafficked, major thoroughfares throughout the city.
Sully, a young black cat, was brought to Indianapolis Animal Care Services because her owner could no longer care for her. The owner told Taylor Robey, the community cat coordinator there, that Sully enjoyed being outside.
Sully was rehomed as a barn cat where she now lives a happy life chasing many mice. Photo provided. Image provided
Sully was rehomed as a barn cat and now lives a happy life chasing many mice. Photo provided.
Sully was then adopted by a new owner and placed in the Working Cats Program, where she helps her owner by catching mice.
“Sully is doing remarkably well in her new home, and I have been told she is an excellent mouser,” Robey said.
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Indianapolis Animal Care Services is hoping people will stop by the shelter to “give love” and adopt a four-legged friend during the month of February.
Through the end of the month, the shelter is waiving adoption fees for families looking to bring a pet home while also accepting cash donations to help its
Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care Services Foundation. Organizers say they hope the move inspires people to open their hearts and homes to a dog or cat searching for their forever home.
“Now is a really good time,” IACS manager of Community Outreach, Roxie Randall, said. “It’s cold out, you’re not really going too many places because of the current climates and everything, this is the perfect time to bring a new pet into your family. You can get to know them, develop a really deep bond, get to know them super well.”