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Berkeley Animal Shelter Surveys Region's Residents On Pet Matters
If you've found a lost pet, had your pet go missing, or adopted a pet in the Bay Area recently, the agency wants to hear from you.
BERKELEY, CA — Berkeley Animal Care Services is surveying area residents about their experiences with pet services.
If you've found a lost pet, had your pet go missing, or adopted a pet in the Bay Area within the last five years, the agency, which serves Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville and Piedmont, wants to hear from you.
The number of pets entering the shelter has dropped sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, officials say. It took in 844 dogs and more than 500 cats in 2019, but only 517 dogs and 358 cats in 2020.
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Other shelters across the country are experiencing the same trend.
Berkeley Animal Care Services hopes the survey results will help explain why and indicate some opportunities for reversing the trend.
The survey is available here.
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Berkeley Animal Care Services is an open-admission animal shelter run by the city of Berkeley, according to the website for the Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services, which is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting the agency.
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