The country is seeing a rise in pet costs and surrenders for a number of reasons.Â
The main reasons include people being unable to afford the costs involved with taking care of an animal, higher costs of living, as well as not being allowed to own a pet in their current living situation.
The Nevada Humane Society is doing what they can to keep animals at home with a loving family, and although it can be difficult to keep up with the demand, the shelter has been able to manage it.
Without the support of the community, the Nevada Humane Society would have a very difficult time finding these animals new homes.
"We receive no taxpayer funding even though we are the official surrender facility for Washoe county, we do not collect any money for that service that we provide to our communities," said Jerleen Bryant, the CEO of the Nevada Humane Society.
They mainly rely on donations from the public in order to keep operations going.
As of right now, the shelter is no longer requiring appointments in order to adopt and they no longer close for nap time as they want to make it easier for people to find the right pet.
The Nevada Humane Society said that over 93% of the animals in the shelter are successfully adopted or re homed from the shelter.
The shelter is open to the public from 11a.m. to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week.
If you have any questions or concerns about adoptions, the Nevada Humane Society said that they are always available to talk to prospective new owners.
