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EPISODE · Aug 8, 2025 · 14 MIN

As pet shelters report overcrowding, checking-in with Baltimore County's animal services

from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 Baltimore

Last year, 5.8 million animals filled the nation's animal shelters, according to the nonprofit Shelter Animals Count. On Midday, WYPR reporter John Lee talks about local animal shelters with Rene Varela, the Bureau Director of the Baltimore County Department of Animal Services. Are the county's shelters as crowded as others in the region? How does fostering animals help to get them adopted?

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