A local animal shelter in Waterbury is almost at full capacity and the city is desperate to find the dogs at the pound a new home.
The shelter is getting dangerously close to capacity because of so many strays in recent weeks.
Shelter staff said there is only room for four more and the dogs are at risk of being euthanize if they are not adopted soon
“Once we get to the 40 mark, it makes it difficult,” said Joe Geary, Waterbury’s chief of staff.
If the number of dogs reaches the maximum of 40, and all of the cages are full, some of the dogs could be put down.
"As a last resort, it may be, but again, that would be an absolute last resort,” he said.
The public has not expressed much interest in the dogs, so the pound has posted urgent messages on Facebook in hopes of getting the dogs adopted.
“It breaks your heart and you want to do something to help,” said Susan Chapin, who considered fostering one of the animals.
The City of Waterbury was doing everything it could to save the dogs, including contacting shelters and animal rescues in other towns to see if there was space.
Deidre Cruce, of Spotty Dog Rescue, could only take one dog from the shelter on Thursday because she could not find enough foster families for the dogs left behind.
“We help them by buying them a little time,” Cruce said. “We do not have a kennel. We do not have anywhere to put them other than homes, so that’s why we are limited on the number we can take.”
They city is asking for the public's help in giving the animals a good home.
If you are interested in adopting or fostering one of the dogs, call the City of Waterbury, or the shelter at (203) 574-6909.
