Author: Zou00eb Jackson

A Minneapolis animal shelter is permanently waiving adoption fees for city residents to encourage more pet adoptions. The shelter operated by Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) is currently at capacity, with approximately 80 pets in the building and another 30 animals currently with foster families. MACC staff said they are currently seeing more pets entering the shelter than leaving. Some people who bought dogs or cats during the pandemic were unable to care for them after returning to work, leaving the facility sometimes overwhelmed, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference Tuesday. . Now, Minneapolis residents can…