Stray animal problem described as ‘overwhelming’

[MrDawn]

Your thoughts?

Many report seeing an increase of stray dogs and cats wandering through neighborhoods in the capital city.

Experts estimate there are thousands on the streets and, as each day passes, the problem is growing worse.

With shelters overflowing, is there any relief in sight?

“From the general public, we have had 422 strays dogs brought in,” said Debra Boswell from the Mississippi Animal Rescue League.

The open intake shelter is currently on pace to have a near-record number of animals as strays continue living on the streets of Jackson.

With the Jackson Animal Shelter closed, the problem of roaming dogs - some in packs - and abandoned cats is overwhelming.

“Our agency, last year, took in over 9,400 animals. January through September of this year, so far, we’ve taken in 7,930 animals,” Boswell continued. “So, we’re gonna go way over that 9,000. This year, we’ll probably be hitting 10,000 or a little more.”

“The problem in Jackson is just there’s too many dogs,” said Dylan Bradshaw, a local.

The 26 year old resident recently adopted a dog, Princess, and has another dog named Diesel at home. He’s picking her up after she was spayed.

“There’s definitely a lot. I know me and my wife - we live in Jackson - and we found a mama dog with three puppies,” Bradshaw explained. “We called up here and was able to get them to take them in.”

Barnett Newman, another local, is also helping reduce the stray animal population. On Thursday, he adopted two dogs: Colus and Cindy.

Stray animal problem described as ‘overwhelming’ without a city shelter

Many report seeing an increase of stray dogs and cats wandering through neighborhoods in the capital city.

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[passenger]

This is SO sad!
So many people, groups, organizations nation-wide have worked so hard to get a grip on this situation without any/many lasting success. It's so inhumane & unkind & unfair to kill them all & seemingly impossible to shelter/house them all or educate all of our population.
Such a seemingly impossible conundrum at this point.

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[MrDawn]

This is SO sad!
So many people, groups, organizations nation-wide have worked so hard to get a grip on this situation without any/many lasting success. It's so inhumane & unkind & unfair to kill them all & seemingly impossible to shelter/house them all or educate all of our population.
Such a seemingly impossible conundrum at this point.

It is also a problem where I live with people not taking care of their animals and abandoning them.