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Milford animal management wanted extra pet food; the neighborhood rallied

Milford animal management wanted extra pet food; the neighborhood rallied

MILFORD — Milford Animal Management put out the decision. The neighborhood answered.

Final Sunday, Animal Management Officer Keith Haynes posted on Fb that the division was in want of pet food.

“The Milford Animal Management Division is in determined want of canned pet food,” Haynes wrote. “Donations could be drastically appreciated. All donations may be left on the ramp facet door.”

Since then, a number of folks have come to the three Fiske Mill Street facility to drop off pet food. And others have pledged to arrange month-to-month subscriptions on websites like Amazon and Chewy to assist feed the captive canines sooner or later, Haynes mentioned.

Milford Animal Control Officer Keith Haynes comforts "Abby," a 3-year-old pit bull that is up for adoption, Sept. 21, 2022. Milford Animal Control has recently taken in more dogs than usual, which has created a shortage of dog food.

Haynes mentioned he has seen extra canine in current months — there are presently 5 available — than prior to now.

“What occurred was, when COVID got here round, lots of people adopted animals,” he mentioned. “Now, individuals are transferring or going again to work and so they do not have time for the animals anymore and lots of people are eliminating them.”

Extra:Animal management officer Jennifer Condon offers with animals from chickens to raccoons

In abandonment circumstances, canine are sometimes dumped on the facet of the street with no approach to get house. The canine find yourself within the care of animal management till they’re positioned in new houses.

Milford Animal Control Officer Keith Haynes with cans of dog food at Milford Animal Control, Sept. 21, 2022. The department recently announced a shortage of food.

Milford is not the one neighborhood that has seen a better variety of stray canine.

Jennifer Condon, proprietor of Boardman’s Animal Management in Maynard, mentioned she has additionally observed an “uptick” in strays throughout the previous few months. Boardman acts as animal management officer in a number of communities — Harmony, Maynard, Lincoln, Hudson, Sudbury, Wayland and Southborough.

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