National Rescue Dog Day raises awareness for shelter canines (feat. photos of the News 5 team’s pets)

MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — May 20 is National Rescue Dog Day , an annual observation to raise awareness of dogs in shelters.

According to ASPCA Pet statistics , “Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.”

Here in Mobile, the Mobile County Animal Shelter Intake Statistics note that approximately 139 dogs and puppies were admitted into shelters in April of 2024.

WKRG News 5 reporter Haylee Kennedy spoke with the City of Mobile Animal Services Department in early May, and shelter officials said at the time, there were 150 dogs in the shelter.

WKRG News 5 has partnered with HopHounds to showcase shelter animals like a Yorkie/Shih Tzu mix named Archie from the Mobile SPCA for our Pet of the Week series in hopes they find forever homes.

The News 5 team also knows the joys of adopting a rescue dog, and many in the newsroom have their own used-to-be shelter dogs.

Below, you can see photos of dogs in the WKRG News 5 family:

WKRG News 5’s Debbie Williams shared these photos of her rescue dogs. The two dogs pictured on the left include Tucker (lying down) and Otis. The English Cream dog is named Charlie.

WKRG News 5 TV Producer Michael Snowden shared the photo below of his rescue, Maxx.

WKRG News 5’s Digital Reporter Summer Poole shared the following pictures of her dog, Cooper.

She says she got Cooper from the Mobile County Animal Shelter on July 18, 2022. It is about to be his second “Gotcha Day.”

WKRG News 5’s Devon Walsh shared this picture of her and Polly, who she says was adopted from Mobile SPCA:

WKRG News 5 Digital Content Producer Olivia Wilson shared this photo of her dog, Zoey, who she got from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. Zoey is a 3-year-old Boxer mix.

And WKRG News 5 photographer Joshua Harlan sent the following photo of his rescue, Conde, who is named after Fort Conde:

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