The Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles is almost depleted of petfood for the 4,000 dogs and cats living at its shelters, and it is asking for emergency contributions of money and food from individuals.
Donations have dwindled to less than 10% of what they were before the recession, president of SPCALA, Madeline Bernstein, told the Los Angeles Times .
2 top trends for 2021 according to the pet food industry
New shelter data casts doubt on whether the pet population and pet ownership are truly growing.
Shelter pet adoption numbers down in 2020, but high rate
While the pandemic caused unprecedented suffering worldwide in 2020, the disruptions to dogs, cats and other pets adoption numbers may normalize in 2021.