Patient poochâs wait on adoption from Alabama shelter at 840 days and counting Rutabaga has been in an east Alabama animal shelter for more than 840 days. It's time to find her forever home. (Source: East Alabama Humane Society) By John Shryock and WSFA Staff | May 12, 2021 at 11:10 AM CDT - Updated May 12 at 11:27 AM PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WSFA) - They say vegetables are good for you, and if thatâs true, thereâs a Rutabaga thatâs been ripe for the picking for more than two years at an east Alabama shelter. Notice thatâs Rutabaga with a capital R. She wouldnât mind the lowercase letter, though. Sheâs more focused on an ever-growing number: 840+ days and counting.