The kennels at Oakland's animal shelter are at capacity due to an unprecedented number of large dogs coming in, city officials said Wednesday.
"Every single dog kennel we have is full. We have over 100 great dogs that are available for adoption and they're just not getting adopted quickly enough so we have more dogs coming in every day than are going out," said Ann Dunn the director of Oakland Animal Services.
"People have been struggling economically throughout the pandemic and I think we're really starting to see the impact of that where people who love their dogs – and the last thing they want to do is bring them here – are bringing them here," Dunn told KPIX 5.
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