![]() ![]() “We’ve been focusing a lot recently on finding homes for dogs, which remains a priority given the gravity of the population crisis,” said MSPCA-Angell Director of Adoption Centers and Programs, Mike Keiley. The event comes amid an ongoing national dog population crisis and several surrenders that have pushed shelter capacity to the brink. The MSPCA-Angell is waiving adoption fees for many of the animals in its care this weekend -October 20 through October 22 - at all four of its adoption centers in Boston, Methuen, Salem, and Centerville on Cape Cod. The MSPCA asks that anyone able to donate to help offset that cost do so at /jojo. The cost of Jo Jo’s care is expected to top $15,000. Once Jo Jo recovers from that surgery, surgeons will then amputate her deformed front leg. Jennifer Peterson-Levitt, a board-certified surgeon at Angell West in Waltham, is scheduled to perform that procedure October 26. She also has a tibial crest fracture in her hind right leg that will require surgery. Shelter staff have described it as looking like a lobster claw. Jo Jo has a front right leg deformity that renders it unusable. ![]() “We have the infrastructure to transport her to Massachusetts, veterinary surgeons at both Angell in Boston and Angell West who can diagnose her and perform complicated surgeries, as well as incredible shelter teams who will ensure her follow up care and help place her in the perfect home when she’s ready,” he added. ![]() “Our established network of animal welfare partners knows that we’re their go-to for cases like Jo Jo’s because we’re in the unique position to be able to help every step of the way,” said MSPCA-Angell Director of Adoption Centers and Programs, Mike Keiley. So, they called the MSPCA-Angell for help. They wanted nothing more than to give Jo Jo the perfect life she deserves, but they knew that would not be possible without serious medical intervention that they would not be able to provide. Jo Jo the three-month-old Poodle-mix was living at the Humane Education Society in Tennessee, winning the hearts of staff with her loveable and friendly demeanor. Those who are interested in helping, but not in a position to adopt, may donate to help care for all these dogs and bring more to safety in Massachusetts at /dogcrisis. Those interested in adopting now may view available dogs at /adoptadog or visit any of the MSPCA’s four shelters during open hours to talk to staff. To help find more dogs the loving new homes they deserve, the MSPCA will continue to hold special adoption events through year’s end-and will continue them into 2024 as well. “But we can’t, and we won’t, slow down until this crisis does.” “Our staff has been burning the candle at both ends working to care for and rehome the more than one-thousand dogs we’ve taken in through relocation and local surrender since June,” Keiley expounded. Keiley estimates the MSPCA will transport roughly 300 more dogs to Massachusetts now through December, while also continuing to accept local surrenders, which he notes are up nearly 40% this year compared to last. “The fact that we’ve found homes for hundreds of dogs in just a matter of months without making a significant impact in this crisis speaks to how bleak this reality is-and how critical it is not only for us to continue what we’re doing, but for other animal welfare organizations to join in as well.” “We saw this coming and have been working for months to try to reduce the risk for dogs across the country,” said Mike Keiley, director of adoption centers and programs at the MSPCA-Angell and board chair of Shelter Animals Count. And, without serious intervention, that rate is expected to continue climbing into 2024. New data from Shelter Animals Count, which tracks animal shelter data across the country, show that euthanasia rates are 22% higher this year than last year-with 96,000 more dogs expected to be euthanized for nothing more than lack of an adoptive home. ![]() Veterinary Clinic for Low Income Pet OwnersĪ dog population crisis that began unfolding earlier this year is worsening, despite ongoing efforts to address it by the MSPCA-Angell and others, putting thousands more dogs at risk of euthanasia, the organization announced today.Vet Services Report Cruelty Animal Advocacy Adopt ![]()
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