Local shelters facing over-capacity crisis

Our local animal shelters need help as they now face an over-capacity crisis due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

- our local animal shelters need- your help as they now face an - over-capacity crisis due to the- unprecendented coronavirus- outbreak.

- as more people are staying home- less animals are getting adopte- out...- this, while high amounts of - animals, especially large - dogs, continue to come through- shelter doors, including- critical cases, surrenders, and- strays.

- so in an effort to prevent more- overcrowding if the shelter mus- close their doors to the public- the humane society- of south mississippi is now - urging residents to adopt,- foster, - or donate.- - "this is going to cause a major overcrowding- crisis.

Right now we're already- seeing it with our large dogs.- we're calling it a large dog- capacity crisis, which is why - we're putting out an emergency- plea for foster parents - for large dogs.

We're also- hosting an adoption special for- - - - large dogs, offering $7 - adoptions for dogs 35lbs and- over, located in red, blue, and- yellow pods."

- - - the humane society is limiting- their hours from 10am - to 2pm.

- if you're interested in adoptin- or fostering a pet, - they ask everyone to schedule a- appointment.- more information on how to do s- can be found on - their facebook page.- the jackson county animal - shelter is still holding regula- business hours, but are limitin- the number of people inside the- shelter at this time.

- they're currently in desperate- need