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CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control said dozens of animals need a place to stay for the holidays.
Officers said they’ve taken in 135 dogs in the past week. That’s an average of about 19 dogs per day.
The shelter will be closed from Christmas to Friday, which means no animals can be adopted or fostered on those days.
“That’s causing a big hiccup with the amount of dogs that have been coming in the last week or so. It’s going to be a big traffic jam for kennels. And so we are begging the community to help by taking a dog home for the holidays,” Melissa Knicely, a spokesperson for CMPD Animal Care & Control, told Channel 9.
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You can get them out of the shelter by adopting, fostering, or taking in a pet through its staycation program.
The shelter closes at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.
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