SPECIAL District 19 E-News: October 14, 2022 - Community Call to Action

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Community Call to Action

LMAS Shelter Exceeds Max Capacity; Agency Will Begin Euthanizing and Lose its No Kill Status if Kennel Population is not Reduced

Agency sends S.O.S. to community; Waives adoption and reclaim fees to avoid euthanizing animals for lack of space for the first time in 5 years

Louisville, Ky. (October 14, 2022) – The Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS) shelter is now operating over capacity, putting in danger the shelter’s five consecutive years of No Kill Status and if the kennel population is not reduced, the agency will be forced to begin euthanizing for lack of space for the first time since 2016.

Friday morning, the LMAS shelter was down to just one open dog kennel and so far this month, has taken in 341 cats and dogs. 

“This is not a situation unique to LMAS. Shelter’s nationwide are struggling with a record increase in intakes and the truth is, we’ve been operating at max capacity for most of this year,” said Ashley Book, interim shelter director. “We’ve always worked with rescue agencies to get pets out the shelter but now, they are struggling with space. We have very few options and with so many extra animals coming into the shelter, we fear that soon we will have no choice but to begin euthanizing for space.

This year to date, LMAS Shelter has taken in 6,296 cats and dogs compared to 5,339 for the same time period in 2021.

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Councilman Anthony Piagentini

601 W. Jefferson St. 

Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: 502.574.1119

Fax: 502.574.4501

Email Councilman Piagentini

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 Legislative Assistant  Chanelle Smith

 Phone: 502.574.3464        Email Chanelle Smith


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