The staff of the animal shelter in Chicago said that they have no animals for the first time, waiting to them found a new family. The news became known on Tuesday during a crisis coronavirus that gripped the country.
«We never expected that we say something like this,» wrote the staff of the animal shelter, Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) in a post on Facebook thanking the public. «We are so happy to inform you this news.»
For residents who are still looking for opportunities to adopt a pet at the shelter said that their employees continue to carry out rescue operations and it is expected that each day will come new animals. About 40% of the animals arriving at the shelter were abandoned by owners who can no longer support them, according to CACC.
This is great news — especially as places like #Cincinnati have so many dogs in shelters (people can’t afford to keep their pets) they are turning them away https://t.co/VMlFsq3N4c
— 🤔 Paula Froelich (@Pfro) April 8, 2020
«We were shocked at the number of people willing to help in this difficult time»,- was written in the post.
At the time of mid-day Tuesday at the shelter said that they have 51 dog, 6 cats and 2 rooster which is you cannot «adopt» because the standard waiting period, test for rabies, or because some of them are lost and it is expected that they will soon return home.
«Probably in the next days we will again be more animals,» wrote in the CACC.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States reached at least 379965 on Tuesday and 12021 died. Order Chicago to stay at home, entered into force 21 Mar. Given the validity of the order to stay home and the closure of many offices and other animal shelters also reported an increase in the number of «adoptable» Pets.
Last month an animal shelter in Colorado is also distributed to all the animals, as people stayed at home during the quarantine associated with the COVID-19. Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region shared a video of a shelter in Colorado springs, showing rows of empty cells on Wednesday, a day after he deserted them to another shelter Cat Adoption Center.
