The Porter County Board of Commissioners gave unanimous approval Tuesday morning to adopt a policy that allows for the Porter County Animal Shelter to place a temporary halt on all public drop-offs once the animal shelter reaches a certain capacity.

Animal Shelter Director Jen Schaafsma said a halt on dog drop-offs will go into effect immediately until some of the 100 dogs they have now are adopted. She said the ideal maximum is 85 dogs for the no-kill shelter. “It just puts the health of the animals at risk, as well as the staff,” she told the board about going over that maximum.

She said they’ve seen a 21% increase in intakes since the pandemic. “Having a pet is costly and there are a lot more people that want to get rid of animals than adopt,” Schaafsma said.

“I just think, in genera

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