"Covid-19 has taken a major toll on animal shelters in a good and bad way. More animals are getting foster homes, but there has been a shortage of the resources needed to take care of the animals including medicine and food" -- Daria Oxley, 6th grade
One way Covid-19 has been affecting animal shelters is that pandemic-related cancellations of adoption events, fundraisers and other donor support programs have resulted in severely reduced funding for animal shelters, many of which are run as nonprofit organizations. This means that these animals would either need to be adopted as soon as possible, or find a foster home for the time being until fundraisers and adoption events can be restored.
The cost of food and medicine has also become a problem for these animal shelters. There have also been reports of more animals being abandoned, which proves difficult for these animal shelters to help them. Because of the pandemic, obtaining food and medicine was a challenge because of the lack of access to food and medicine.
There have also been reasons why shelter workers think more animals are being abandoned. “The cost of food and vet care for the pets of people who have experienced recent economic hardship is too much so they abandon them which overburdens already full shelters,” said a pet shelter employee in Italy.
There has also been a positive effect on animal shelters because of Covid-19. More animals are getting adopted or have found foster homes which allows the shelters to take in more animals that could later be adopted. And also because of the pandemic more people have been reaching out to help these animals find a home. “Whatever is affecting the human also is affecting the animal,” says Tori Fugate, chief communications officer for KC Pet Project, the nonprofit that runs the Kansas City animal shelter And because of that people should adopt more pets from animal shelters because it's not just the people that are struggling, it's also the animals.
The cost of food and medicine has also become a problem for these animal shelters. There have also been reports of more animals being abandoned, which proves difficult for these animal shelters to help them. Because of the pandemic, obtaining food and medicine was a challenge because of the lack of access to food and medicine.
There have also been reasons why shelter workers think more animals are being abandoned. “The cost of food and vet care for the pets of people who have experienced recent economic hardship is too much so they abandon them which overburdens already full shelters,” said a pet shelter employee in Italy.
There has also been a positive effect on animal shelters because of Covid-19. More animals are getting adopted or have found foster homes which allows the shelters to take in more animals that could later be adopted. And also because of the pandemic more people have been reaching out to help these animals find a home. “Whatever is affecting the human also is affecting the animal,” says Tori Fugate, chief communications officer for KC Pet Project, the nonprofit that runs the Kansas City animal shelter And because of that people should adopt more pets from animal shelters because it's not just the people that are struggling, it's also the animals.
If you want to learn more about this, visit these articles;
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-02/requests-to-foster-and-adopt-pets-surge-as-coronavirus-keeps-us-at-home
https://www.ecowatch.com/coronavirus-animal-shelters-2647890403.html
https://www.dvm360.com/view/animals-shelters-affected-by-covid-19-to-receive-much-needed-grants
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-02/requests-to-foster-and-adopt-pets-surge-as-coronavirus-keeps-us-at-home
https://www.ecowatch.com/coronavirus-animal-shelters-2647890403.html
https://www.dvm360.com/view/animals-shelters-affected-by-covid-19-to-receive-much-needed-grants