Urgent need for adoption: Cumberland shelter at capacity, animals may be euthanized ::

— The Cumberland at capacity and be forced euthanize any other pets Friends of Cumberland posted on Facebook a message from Cumberland Control. "If you here surrender your or another pet may be euthanized space for yours, please other arrangements in order prevent an unnecessary death. shelter located at Corporation Dr. in Dozens of available for adoption. In the director of Cumberland Services, but overcrowding a problem even with efforts, adding that her and her colleagues' full Urgent need for with "last chance".

In 1990, Indianapolis Animal Care Services moved into its current building. In its first year in residence, it took in 15,781 animals. Of that number, 13,916 were killed and only 334 were adopted. Fast forward to 2018, during which IACS took in 14,657 animals. Of those, 1,376 were euthanized and more than 6,000 were adopted, while thousands of others were returned to the owner, returned to the wild or transferred to other shelters and rescue groups. Fortunately, the mission and operations of IACS have changed; however, its facility has not. When built, if cat spraying euthanasia the facility became overcrowded, euthanasia was the solution. Now, animals are kept longer pending adoption, transfer or return. The building was not constructed to handle the strain currently placed upon it. The building needs more than $300,000 in repairs ranging from new exterior doors and windows, to replacing interior doors that have rusted due to constant cleaning sprays, to sealing the foundation to keep out mice. The facility is also not large enough to handle the number of animals being kept there now that euthanasia is not accepted as the first step in addressing overcrowding.

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