Florida animal shelter celebrates emptying a kennel for the first time ever

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A Florida kennel that's normally packed with stray and abandoned dogs was filled instead with cheering staff and volunteers because all of the animals have found new homes.

"It's definitely been a combined effort from the community. The animals went to foster homes, adopters and to our partner rescue organizations," Harfmann told CNN. "We've also seen a decrease in incoming animals, so that has helped as well."

Many shelters across the nation are seeing a surge in adoption applications from people who have more time to devote to a new pet, since they're staying at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Though the Palm Beach shelter has suspended owner surrender appointments, except for emergency cases, it still has animals available for adoption as they attempt to clear all of their kennels.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/empty-animal-shelter-trnd/index.html

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

Let’s hope people KEEP these pets. I fear some people are just fostering or adopting to pass the time and then many will just return to shelters and won’t get adopted. 

[Bt1 5,213]

Lets hope that the dogs wont be abandoned after the crisis is over. 

[Antonio 27,829]

Good news but can the celebration not be, like, indoors, with so many people including elders present?

[Nicogly 2,579]

I want a musical number from them. “There are no doggies, they were adopted, now we dance in n out these ceeelllssss” *snap snap* *tap tap* 

[Nicklev 1,086]

Finally some happy news. I love dogs. <3