<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=03TivZ_1FBEpjFU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=03TivZ_1FBEpjFU00" width="1200" height="600" ><p>COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Paws Humane Society said it will euthanize dogs Tuesday because it has run out of space to house them.</p><p>The shelter said in a statement that more dogs are coming through its doors than it has safe places to put them. It said its kennels, foster homes and rescue partners are full.</p><p>“We have continued to say yes to dogs who needed somewhere to go for as long as we possibly could,” the shelter said. “But we have reached our limit.”</p><p>The shelter said there are dogs currently in the building that it will have to euthanize because there is nowhere else for them to go.</p><h2>Staff response</h2><p>The shelter said staff will continue caring for the dogs “with the same compassion and dignity we have given them every day.”</p><p>It asked the public not to direct anger at staff members, saying they are “the same people who have been fighting every day to save these dogs,” including staying late, making calls, cleaning kennels, fostering dogs, calling rescues, walking dogs and sitting with frightened animals.</p><p>“They are not the reason we are here,” the shelter said. “They are the people who are carrying the burden of being here.”</p><h2>How the shelter says the public can help</h2><p>Paws Humane Society asked the community to take the following steps:</p><ul><li>Adopt a dog at pawshumane.org/adopt</li><li>Foster a dog through the shelter’s foster application.</li><li>Help a friend or neighbor keep a dog instead of surrendering it</li><li>Rescue organizations with available space are asked to contact the shelter</li></ul><p>The shelter said it does not want the situation to become normal and does not want to “write another post like this.”</p></div></body>

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Paws Humane Society said it will euthanize dogs Tuesday because it has run out of space to house them. The shelter said in a statement that more dogs are coming through its doors than it has safe places to put them. It said its kennels, foster homes and rescue partners are full.

Paws Humane Society says it will euthanize dogs for space

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Paws Humane Society said it will euthanize dogs Tuesday because it has run out of space to house them. The shelter said in a stateme

Paws Humane Society says it will euthanize dogs for space

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