The days following the Fourth of July are the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter's busiest days of the year because so many dogs run away during fireworks.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — The Fourth of July holiday is just a few days away, which are the busiest days of the year for the“July 5, July 6, July 7, that short period of time right after the Fourth of July is when we get the most stray lost dogs in the shelter because they’ve been running scared,” said April Peiffer, the community programs coordinator for the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.
“The cost of veterinary care, the cost of just caring for a pet right now is much higher than it used to be, dog food, cat food, all of those things,” Peiffer said.Austin Animal Center asking for community's help after exceeding shelter capacity once again “It’s a little more difficult to give them that long period of time out of the kennel that they really need, because it’s just a little too hot,” Peiffer said.
“We have been looking for a puppy to add to our family for a while now,” said Borrego. “We get really super sad when we see the commercials of the all the animals in shelters, and why not for your first animal, go to a shelter and help that program out?”
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