NEW YORK — City animal shelters, bursting at the seams because of an unprecedented influx of animals, have been given an ...

Last week, the agency announced it was caring for more than 1,000 shelter animals at one time and could not take in any more ...

New York City's animal shelters have reported record overcrowding and are being forced to use overflow rooms. This comes as ...

Struggling homes are being forced to say goodbye to their much-loved animals across New York and are giving them away to ...

Overcapacity plagues animal shelters across the nation, but especially in the five boroughs, amid an affordability crisis.The New York Times reported Tuesday that as city residents struggle with high ...

The increase in surrenders comes as pet owners are increasingly unable to afford their furry friends, according to the Times.

Many New Yorkers have been surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, outpacing animal shelters’ ...

As stated by the AAC, 'this isn't a drill, this is a crisis.' New York City shelters have reached maximum capacity, and now's ...

What a cat-astrophe. The city’s animal shelter operator halted its intake of Gotham’s unwanted pets last week – for the first ...

"If you've ever considered helping, now is the time," NYC animal rescue nonprofit ACC pleaded, citing overcrowding as they ...

Over 10,000 pets now fill the city’s shelter system, from East Harlem to Queens. The historically large number has pushed ...

Hundreds of dogs, cats and other animals urgently need homes amid an overcrowding crisis that forced New York City’s largest ...