Rutland County animal shelter stops taking cats

Friday, 11/14/08 7:04am

Rutland County Humane Society officials are no longer accepting cats or kittens at their shelter, thanks to an overflow linked to the worsening economy.

The shelter in Pittsford, which was designed to hold about 90 cats, has nearly 150 now. That prompted executive director Gretchen Goodman to temporarily put a halt to cat adoptions Thursday.

She says 27 cats came into the shelter last weekend alone, and believes the economic downturn is driving people to get rid of their pets.

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