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Lake County Animal Services is at full capacity

By Beatriz Oliveira,

3 hours ago

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Dogs of all ages and sizes currently call Lake County Animal Services home.

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Channel 9 has been informing you that shelters all over Central Florida are experiencing a surge in animals.

Officials with Lake County Animal Services say their shelter has reached critical capacity.

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The shelter took in more than 100 dogs in the last two weeks.

The animal shelter said there are more than 200 dogs at that facility.

That’s the highest number since the week following Hurricane Irma in 2017.

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Whitney Boylston, director of animal services in Lake County, said, “Our crisis is your opportunity. We have an amazing variety of pets. We have puppies and young dogs; we have sweet seniors looking for a home.”

Click here to see what pets are available at the shelter.

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