Animal shelters in the Twin Cities say increasing numbers of pet owners are surrendering their animals.

"We've been seeing an uptick over the last couple years, but really, within the last two to three months, it's been absolutely out of control," said Kerry D'Amato, executive director of Pet Haven Rescue in St. Paul.

D'Amato said on Monday that they're not currently accepting surrendered pets.

"We've had to shut down our surrender application and our surrender line because we are getting so many requests. So we close it and then we try to work through the requests," explained D'Amato. "Once we get through that list, we open it up again, but then we're inundated with requests."

Pet Haven Rescue is foster-based and was supporting nearly 400 animals on Monday, though D'Amato says thei

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