Every single animal from Chicago Animal Control has been adopted this week

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Every animal was adopted from Chicago Animal Care and Control this week for the first time in its history — and shelters throughout the city have seen a similar outpouring of support during the pandemic.

Thousands of people have applied to foster and adopt dogs and cats at Chicago’s shelters since the stay at home order went into effect March 21. There’s been so much interest in fostering, in particular, that some shelters haven’t had enough cats and dogs and now have a waiting list of people willing to care for an animal in need.

One Tail at a Time, a Logan Square-based shelter, has also seen huge increases in demand: It’s had 91 adoptions since March 21, said spokeswoman Cara Schwalbach.

The hardest part of this increased demand has been seeing so many families who want to provide a permanent home for an animal in need, but PAWS not having enough dogs and cats for all the people who want to adopt, Poukatch said.

“We ask all parties to please be patient as new animals come in every day,” Poukatch said. “We are working hard to match homeless pets with as many interested adopters as possible.”

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/08/every-single-animal-was-adopted-from-chicago-animal-control-this-week-for-the-first-time-ever/

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Unfortunately, once the lockdown is over and people go back to their regular works, lots of animals will once again be abandoned because their owners won't have the time or the patience they have now.

I actually find this more sad than it should be. I think these animal shelters should be more strict and not let everyone adopt a pet. Just like during Christmas time, adopting a pet during lockdown should be much more controlled.

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4 minutes ago, AlexanderMagno said:

Unfortunately, once the lockdown is over and people go back to their regular works, lots of animals will once again be abandoned because their owners won't have the time or the patience they have now.

I actually find this more sad than it should be. I think these animal shelters should be more strict and not let everyone adopt a pet. Just like during Christmas time, adopting a pet during lockdown should be much more controlled.

Exactly what I thought 😭 

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10 minutes ago, AlexanderMagno said:

Unfortunately, once the lockdown is over and people go back to their regular works, lots of animals will once again be abandoned because their owners won't have the time or the patience they have now.

I actually find this more sad than it should be. I think these animal shelters should be more strict and not let everyone adopt a pet. Just like during Christmas time, adopting a pet during lockdown should be much more controlled.

exactly this. as we say in spain:

"pan pa' hoy, hambre pa' mañana"