URGENT: Kent County Animal Shelter Over Capacity and Needs Your Help

Have you been looking to adopt a furry family member? Now is the time! Kent County Animal Shelter is full and has put out an urgent call for help.

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Plus, discounted pet adoptions are going on now!

Kent County Animal Shelter Over Capacity

The shelter shared to social media Sept. 18,

Our shelter has 79 large kennels. Today, with 88 dogs in our care, we are beyond capacity. We must continue to accept stray dogs regardless of whether we are out of space, and right now, we have ZERO open kennels. A dozen more dogs are scheduled to arrive in the next several days, and those are just the ones we know about.

How to Help Kent County Animal Shelter

There are multiple ways that you can help!

• If you find a lost pet, they ask that you try to hold onto it for 24 hours and use social media and flyers to attempt to locate the family. Also, upload a photo to Petco Love Lost.
• If you are missing a pet, check the above site and also the shelter's lost and found page.
• Support the shelter through donations.
• You can also volunteer or foster.
• Adopt! The shelter says they have more than 40 adoptable dogs right now. Plus - Empty the Shelters is back!

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Empty the Shelters at Kent County Animal Shelter

With the support of Bissell Pet Foundation, the shelter is kicking off Empty the Shelters early. Now through October 14, all dog adoptions are $50, license included.

You can stop in during Kent County Animal Shelter's business hours, no appointment needed. Keep in mind adoptions end 45 minutes prior to closing time.

See all of the adoptable animals here.