The Huntingdon County Humane Society is overcrowded.
The shelter takes in stray or unwanted cats and dogs.
The capacity for cats is 50 but they’re accommodating 99–well over their limit.
Tammy Dysard, a kennel worker for the HCHS, said “I don’t think they understand how much of a financial burden this is to us.”
She said cages are crammed up to help them all and kitten season is what creates a boom in litters.
They’re cute, but costly.
Dysard said a lack of spay and neutering in the community is a big problem.
It takes about $225 to test, vaccinate, microchip and fix each cat that enters the shelter, which means they’re about $11,000 over budget.
And that doesn’t include costs for food, litter or cleaning supplies.
“You don’t even have to come to our shelter to help us out,” Dysard said.
The shelter has an Amazon wishlist, you can have items directly shipped, you can mail in donations, or cover the cost of another person’s pet adoption.
“Even bringing us a bag of cat litter would be a big help,” Dysard said.
And of course adopting yourself is always an option.
“They’re amazing, they want the attention, they want the love that you’re going to give them,” Dysard said.
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