Lubbock Animal Services in peak season, offering free adoptions all month

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – It’s peak season for Lubbock Animal Services, so that they’re offering free adoptions all month to assist clear the shelter.

Capacity is at about 400 animals, greater than double what director Steven Greene says he prefers, to provide every animal the very best care.

“It gets to where you have less time in the day to really take care of animals the way you want to take care of them. They still receive really good treatment, but you just have to spend a little less time on each pen or each animal, and that’s what we try to avoid,” Greene stated.

LAS has picked up 34 animals from the sector since Monday. The shelter was closed for the vacation, however 19 animals have been introduced in on Tuesday. Greene says intakes are up throughout the nation. The July 4th vacation performs a component in that, however Greene says the division is that this busy each summer time. Last month, LAS took in essentially the most animals it has taken all 12 months.

“There’s some animals that get out this time of the year because of the fireworks, they get scared and run away from home. Also, just there’s more people out, so you see more animals loose, and so they’re more apt to pick them up. You have families in parks that may see a dog that’s near its home, but that to them it’s missing and so they bring it in,” Greene stated.

Greene says discipline operators are very busy proper now. Along with choosing up animals, they deal with chew and cruelty investigations, barking complaints, and choosing up animals which have died.

“So, they have a big caseload. Right now they’re working eight-hour shifts, but I don’t know of any that have got out at straight eight hours in the last few weeks. They’ve been putting in a lot of overtime,” Greene stated.

LAS picked up three animals for company assists this week. Those can embrace when households are displaced due to a fireplace, should go to the hospital, or once they get in hassle with the legislation, one thing that tends to select up across the vacation.

“You have more people out and more people taking their pets with them to events, and if they get a little intoxicated and have to sleep it off in counties, then their dogs get to sleep it off here,” Greene stated.

If you discover a free animal, LAS will scan it for a microchip, however Greene asks that you simply maintain it till they will set an appointment. Those are booked up for the following two weeks. He recommends posting on Facebook and canvassing the neighborhood the place you discovered the animal to see if yow will discover its homeowners.

If you wish to assist clear the shelter, adoptions are free all month.

“We’re celebrating freedom, and so what could be better than a free adoption and take a little furry friend home with you?” Greene stated.

General pet adoption data may be discovered on the LAS web site right here. LAS is open from 10 a.m. to six p.m. at 3323 Southeast Loop 289.

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