Riverdale Animal Shelter in Adams County has a few hundred more animals in their care than during a normal busy summer, in large part due to four large-scale impounds in the county since mid-July.

The shelter, 12155 Park Blvd. in Brighton, takes in more than 8,000 stray, surrendered and abandoned animals every year. It's housing an unprecedented number of pets, currently caring for about 600 animals when the average number of animals in the shelter's care on a given day in the busy summer months is about 400.

Since mid-July, Riverdale has added about 300 animals from four large-scale mass impounds in the Adams County, according to shelter spokesperson Tabatha Gormley. Some of those animals were born in the shelter.

Riverdale has taken in another 500-plus animals since mid-July as part o

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