SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County Animal Services says it has twice as many animals coming in and not enough animals getting adopted out.
Officials said they’re having to double up dogs in cages.
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“Summertime is bittersweet. We get a lot of adoptions, but we also get a lot of owner surrenders,” adoption coordinator Bree Burkett said.
Right now, there are about 100 dogs in the shelter’s system.
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Throughout the month of August, adoptions are only $10 to help them get more animals in their forever homes.
Burkett said if anyone is unsure which animal is right for them, she’s more than happy to help them find one.
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