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An animal shelter in Dartmouth, Canada, is facing a new kind of problem: it is running out of animals. Bide Awhile Animal Shelter is seeing pets like dogs, cats, and kittens finding new homes faster than ever before.
The adoption process is now very quick. Every morning at 9:30, the shelter posts pictures of animals ready for a new home. Very soon, a line of people forms outside. By noon, every single pet has someone who wants to adopt it. Shelter workers say that recently, they sometimes have no animals available at all. Adoptions have became very busy since last spring and have not slowed down. Now, most pets are adopted on the same day they are shown online.
In the past, adult or older cats, especially those with health problems, usually stayed at the shelter longer than playful kittens. But this year, that has changed completely. Even these cats are now getting adopted immediately. The shelter staff believe one reason for this change is that more people understand how much happiness and comfort a pet can bring to their lives.
To help older animals, the shelter offers special help to people who adopt them, like paying for their medical care. For now, the sight of empty cages is not a sad one. Instead, it is a happy sign that many animals have found the loving families they need.
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