City of Minneapolis issued the following announcement on Dec. 26.
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control celebrates a record-breaking year for pet adoptions
- Lucy
- Bella
- Luna
- Charlie
- Max
- Most popular cat names:
- Luna
- Charlie
- Leo
- Sophie
- Buddy
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- 353 cats.
- 306 dogs.
- 55 birds.
- 21 other animals.
- Minneapolis Animal Care & Control accepts every animal regardless of health, age, breed or behavior. Staff are committed to providing humane care and always strive to do what is right for each animal in our care. When animals cannot be adopted by the general public, staff calls on the help of partner rescue groups and sanctuaries to help.
- 576 cats.
- 208 dogs.
- 97 birds.
- 167 other animals.
- Vaccination clinics in 2019
- 472 rabies vaccinations.
- 285 DA2PP vaccinations, protecting dogs from canine distemper, canine adenovirus, canine parvovirus and parainfluenza.
- 163 PRC vaccinations, protecting cats from feline panleukopenia, feline viral rhinotracheitis and feline calicivirus.
- 201 implants of identification chips.
- Animal Care & Control works with residents to create safe and healthy communities for people and animals. Its staff includes three veterinarians, nine animal control officers and three district lead officers who, among other things, rescue animals, enforce laws pertaining to animal welfare and investigate animal crimes. In addition to staff, volunteers spent more than 8,000 hours of their time working with animals at the shelter. More information on adopting animals, volunteering and supporting Animal Care & Control is available on the City website.
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