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Glynn County animal services says kennels full as intakes rise; transfers and foster network are easing shelter pressure
Summary
Animal Services told commissioners that shelter space is full, intakes are up due to abandonment and evictions, adoptions are down, and transfers to rescues and an expanded foster network have helped; staff shortages and a failing mobile-unit generator have limited mobile adoption events.
Laurie Austin, Glynn County director of animal services, told the commission the county shelter is operating at capacity and that intakes have risen, driven in part by abandoned animals and tenants leaving pets when evicted.
“We can’t keep enough space there, so we’re full right now,” Austin said. She and staff described a combination of higher intakes, fewer adoptions at mobile events and operational constraints that have contributed to kennel crowding.
Animal Services reported it has roughly 93–94 kennels in the outdoor area (with additional kennels inside for intake and nursing animals) and that interior intake kennels are used temporarily for very young…
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