YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)- The Humane Society of Yuma shelter has hit max capability and is having a cat crowding disaster.
This month is kitten season- they usually say they’re receiving a number of child kittens a day however no the place to place them.
The Humane Society sees dozens of cats dropped off on a regular basis they usually’re asking locals for assist.
“We get most likely over 400 kittens throughout the months of April and May. In June and July, we begin to decelerate a little bit bit, however we nonetheless get tons and plenty of kittens” stated Annette Lagunas, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Yuma,.
The Humane Society noticed over 7,000 animals getting into the shelter final yr, almost three thousand had been cats.
“We take this time of yr day-to-day as a result of in an hour we might get one other 20- one other 40 coming in our door. We simply by no means know” stated Annette.
They’re asking locals to assist by conserving them the place they’re with their mommas until they’re in dire want or horrible circumstances.
“Within 2 hours, this previous Tuesday, we acquired over 20 inside a 2-hour interval,” stated Annette. “So what we’re asking the neighborhood to do is to please go away kittens the place they’re at. Nobody is aware of easy methods to handle a kitten higher than its personal mama.”
The shelter says households also can assist by fostering kittens, volunteering on the shelter, and donating provides to their child kitten drive.
Right now, they are saying their greatest wants are KMR kitten milk replacer, canned “Fancy Feast” turkey kitten meals, kitten bottles, and foster dad and mom.
Families can undertake on the PetSmart adoption heart and the primary shelter. They also can drop off meals on the shelter.
