WHO: Maricopa County Animal Care & Control is the Valley’s only open-admission shelter and does not turn away any dog or cat. During January 2016 thru June 2016, MCACC took in 15,501 pets; only 2,142 were reunited with their families.
WHAT: MCACC shelters are overcapacity and agency staff is scrambling to come up with creative ways to get people into their shelters and animals out. To encourage the public to search for their lost pets, the agency is waiving the daily boarding fee for stray dogs (approximately $31 per day) from July 7-10, 2016. If applicable, owners claiming their lost pets will be charged for rabies vaccine, County dog license and microchip. Other fees may apply.
MCACC is offering a Foster Fast-Track program and is asking County residents to consider temporarily fostering an adoptable dog. The agency is seeking volunteer foster families to care for dogs currently available for adoption while the shelter deals with crowded kennels. The time in foster care is estimated to be no more than two weeks.
Anyone interested in participating must attend a Foster Fast-Track Orientation. MCACC staff is offering special orientation sessions at BOTH shelter locations on Friday, July 8 at 5 pm; Saturday, July 9 at 3 pm and Sunday, July 10 at 3 pm.
MCACC continues to offer $20 adoptions for any dog/any age. Kittens under six months are also $20 adoptions and cats over six months of age are no-cost adoptions. Included with each adoption is spay/neuter surgery and a complimentary microchip. Dogs over three months of age also receive a rabies vaccination and County dog license. The adoption special continues thru July 10th.
WHEN: July 7-10, 2016
WHERE: MCACC West Valley Animal Care Center (2500 S. 27th Ave, Phoenix)
MCACC East Valley Animal Care Center (2630 W. Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa)
Both locations are open Monday thru Friday from 11 am to 6 pm and weekends from 11 am to 5 pm.
WHY: In the past three days (July 4 – 6), MCACC shelters have taken in 376 stray pets (mostly canines). This is 97 more animals than the agency took in for the same time period in 2015. Additionally, MCACC has seen an alarming increase in the number of owned animals that have been turned in since July 4th (65 pets in 2016 versus 28 pets in 2015).
