“Because when you have these workers in an environment that does have to euthanize for time and space, it’s very, very taxing on their mental well-being.” “It’s the best feeling in the world to know that you are saving not only the life of a cat, but you’re also helping these shelter workers out,” Good Mews Vice President Elizabeth Finch said. They took another 10 feral cats into their trap-neuter-return program. The Good Mews Animal Foundation in Marietta rescued 12 cats from the shelter for adoption in September. That’s the single largest month for the shelter since before the pandemic began, according to Arnold. Cobb was able to remove 241 cats through adoptions and rescues in September. “So we try our best to do adoption specials and work with rescue groups to get them to adopt.” “When we get to capacity, which is around 400 animals, it gets difficult because there’s a finite amount of space,” Arnold said. Running out of space and fearing the worst, the shelter reduced the fees it charges for adoptions and put out a bulletin asking local animal rescue groups to pull cats from the facility. Some of the cats had remained for over 160 days and Cobb County Animals Services isn’t a no-kill shelter. The shelter could not find homes for the furry friends quickly enough, leading to overcrowding.
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