Hundreds of dogs, cats and other animals urgently need homes amid an overcrowding crisis that forced New York City’s largest ...

New York City's animal shelters have reported record overcrowding and are being forced to use overflow rooms. This comes as ...

"If you've ever considered helping, now is the time," NYC animal rescue nonprofit ACC pleaded, citing overcrowding as they ...

What a cat-astrophe. The city’s animal shelter operator halted its intake of Gotham’s unwanted pets last week – for the first ...

Many New Yorkers have been surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, outpacing animal shelters’ ...

Last week, the agency announced it was caring for more than 1,000 shelter animals at one time and could not take in any more ...

The housing crisis and high cost of living — which are forcing some people to move out of the city and leave their pets ...

Animal shelters across the U.S. are reaching critical capacity as more pet owners grapple with the rising cost of pet care—many of which can be alleviated by pet insurance. While some shelters are ...

"People are surrendering animals to the shelter. One out of every three animals surrendered is because of housing insecurity ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Animal Care Centers of NYC is ceasing some animal intake after reaching “critical capacity” for the ...

By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn’s animal shelters are facing a crisis: There are too many animals in need of a home, and not enough adopters. Shelters are overcrowded, rescuers are ...

Animal shelters in New York City are facing a guinea pig crisis as officials say many families bought the animals as pets during the pandemic. Kemberly Richardson has the story.