In recent years, shelters throughout California have become overwhelmed with abandoned dogs and cats, leading to more of the animals being euthanized, say pet advocates.
Why this has happened and solutions on how to turn around the issue were discussed on a recent episode of EpochTV’s “California Insider,” where Zach Skow, the founder of Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue, located in Central California about 40 miles southeast of Bakersfield, sat down with host Siyamak Khorrami.
California and Texas routinely lead the nation with surrenders to animal shelters, noted Skow. When not adopted, about 100,000 animals are euthanized at shelters in California each year for non-medical reasons, according to the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the University of California-Davis….