Animal shelters maxed out


Overwhelmed: Homeless and Orphan Pets Exist (Hope) Shelter in Pekan Nanas, Pontian takes care of some 200 cats and 3,000 dogs. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

ANIMAL shelters in Johor are finding it hard to take in more abandoned cats and dogs because of the financial constraints they have been facing since the Covid-19 pandemic began more than two years ago.

Homeless and Orphan Pets Exist (Hope) development team leader Francis Gan said the shelter could not accept more abandoned pets.

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