Animal shelters across the U.S. are reaching critical capacity as more pet owners grapple with the rising cost of pet care—many of which can be alleviated by pet insurance. While some shelters are ...

In 2025, U.S. animal shelters face a surge in pet surrenders due to economic hardships. Rising costs, housing instability, ...

Dot Baisly, Executive Director of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) talks about why this organization stands strongly behind their science-based positive ...

In recent months, animal rescues and shelters across the country are reporting sharp increases in animals being surrendered, with several of those organizations telling CNN that financial hardship was ...

Many New Yorkers have been surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, outpacing animal shelters’ ...

PAWS Chicago’s disaster relief program began in 2005 when the organization took in more than 200 pets in the wake of ...

Nearly two dozen displaced puppies and dogs from a rescue organization in Texas arrived at PAWS Chicago late Monday night ...

(WJAR) — Rhode Island's housing crisis is now driving another dilemma—an increase in surrendered and abandoned pets. Animal shelters statewide are grappling with the issue as unclaimed strays ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Animal shelters across the Lowcountry are grappling with severe overcrowding, with the Charleston Animal Society, Dorchester Paws, and the Berkeley Animal Center all ...

Obviously adopting a pet will help out during the current crisis, but people can also make donations to shelters like One Tail and CACC, fostering or volunteering.

But the housing crisis has contributed to overcrowding at Miami-Dade’s largest animal shelter, run by the county, according to Animal Services Director Annette Jose.