West Valley Humane Society sees traffic as valley grows: 'We are extremely full'
CALDWELL, Idaho (CBS2) — West Valley Humane Society in Caldwell is seeing a large increase of traffic year-to-year as the Treasure Valley grows.
"We are extremely full," says Kierra Larson with West Valley Humane Society.
Larson says lot's of things are happening. People are dropping off more animals, more animals are being adopted, they have a full staffed vet clinic and their lobby is packed with people. She says that as their shelter sees more traffic, their staff will continue to work through it all.
“We kinda go with the flow to be honest," said Larson. "We accommodate every single animal, we make the space. Thankfully with our shelter we have multiple rooms were we can house animals."
Larson said times like these are times the shelter needs more support than ever.
“People can volunteer, they can foster, and donate and we do look for businesses to sponsor our adoption specials as well," Larson said.
As an open admission animal shelter, West Valley takes in any animal. Sometimes small dogs are paired in larger kennels to save space if needed. But there is one thing Larson wants to make clear.
"I want to reassure everybody that we do not euthanize for space or time," said Larson.
Donations can be financial, but the can be items as well. Larson says the shelter is in a huge need of food and even items like water bowls and fans.
She says when the shelter fills up that they also run adoption specials that can be sponsored by businesses.
"This is something we're being the only open admission animal shelter in Canyon County," said Larson. We're going to need continued support from our community in order to be able to continue providing support and services to the animals that are neglected."
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