Every life is precious, including our furry friends. When I was little, my family adopted a dog after it ran in front of our family car and got hit. My mom nursed it back to health and tried to find its owner, but it had nowhere else to go. Honey was the gentlest dog I could imagine, and I’m grateful that she came into our life. But not every pet ends up in the same situation.
Los Angeles Animal Services took in more than 46,000 dogs and cats last year to our shelters. Of those, we managed to send home more than 90% of dogs and 80% of cats with either their original families or a newly adopted family. That’s a huge amount of progress over a decade ago when the save rate was 58%, but we can do better. The pathway forward includes an increase in pet adoptions, spay & neuter vouchers, and pet fostering programs.
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