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Pets being returned to local shelters after adoption boom

The Animal Welfare League of Arlington says the coronavirus pandemic is a contributing factor to the facility’s overflow and the need to get pets adopted.

Pet owners who have suffered unemployment, under employment or who are returning to work are facing challenges keeping their pets, leading to many pets bring transferred to the northern Virginia facility.

To address the issue the shelter offered half off adoption fees for dogs earlier this month.

We’re told they’ve received an influx of pets to the facility due to transfers from area shelters.

We’re told the shelter can hold up to 250 animals and they’re nearing that number.

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