FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Simpson County Animal Shelter is seeing some overcrowding, and they’re asking for the community’s help in adopting, as some of their animals have been there for nearly a full year.

“We have seen, just like every other shelter in the area, lots of intakes. Some of ours are owner surrenders or moving into apartments, they can’t take their dogs. Some are aged owners that can’t keep their dogs, and of course a lot of strays. It’s an amazing amount of strays that we’re seeing coming in,” director Ruth Garriott says.

Like many shelters around the country, they’re facing this issue… so much so, that tough decisions may need to be made.

“We have over the past 4 or 5 years achieved ‘No Kill’ status according to Best Friends… and ‘No Kill’ doesn’t mean no kill per se. It is a

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