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Humane Society of Yuma tells supervisors shelter is over capacity as intake rises
Summary
Annette Lagunas, executive director of the Humane Society of Yuma, told the Board of Supervisors the county's only full-service shelter is caring for far more animals than its kennel capacity and urged continued support for microchipping, sterilization clinics and municipal contracts to contain intake and costs.
Annette Lagunas, executive director of the Humane Society of Yuma, told the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 5 that the county’s animal shelter is seeing increased intake and operating above kennel capacity. "We are the only one in Yuma County that houses animals," Lagunas said, and the facility has 238 cages but recently had about 306 animals on site.
Lagunas gave fiscal-year intake numbers and program details. She reported 7,177 animals entered the shelter in fiscal 2025 and said roughly 19% of those animals came from Yuma County. She credited county-supported microchipping…
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