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Hundreds of Dogs Turned Away From Syracuse's Barely-There "Shelter"

After years of failing to care for homeless companion animals, Syracuse may finally be forced to step up. But don't count on it.

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Brad Aaron
Jul 26, 2024
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It’s July 26, 2024. This is The Weekly Poop.

This week, Syracuse.com reported that the facility paid to care for the city’s homeless companion animals has barely been doing its job.

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When good Samaritans tried to help two abandoned dogs they found earlier this month, they were turned away from public and private facilities across Syracuse and Onondaga County, the story says.

“That’s when full panic set in,” said Racquel Doris, one of the Samaritans…

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