(September 1, 2023) Give a pup a hand: The Pima Animal Care Center is at critical capacity, the Tucson Sentinel’s Bianca Morales reports. PACC took in about 300 animals over the past three days. They need the public’s help to foster or adopt dogs immediately. If you’re interested, more information about fostering is here.

(October 2, 2023) Lots of details here: The Pima Animal Care Center took in more than 16,000 animals last fiscal year, according to its annual report. More than 91% of those animals left the shelter through adoption, reunification with families, or placed in rescues. The report shows a variety of actions taken by PACC, including surgeries, spaying, calls for service, and the use of the foster program.

(April 4) Pets in crisis: With 555 dogs in the shelter, Pima Animal Care Center is at 142% capacity and needs emergency fosters to help alleviate a situation that Director Monica Dangler called “absolutely critical.” To help get more dogs out of the shelter and into homes, PACC is offering a $50 credit to their on-campus Central Pet store to anyone who adopts or commits to a two-week foster period. Dangler said that if PACC isn’t able to immediately reduce the number of dogs, they’ll have to consider deadlining healthy, adoptable dogs for euthanasia.

(August 9, 2023) Going to the dogs: Pima County is hosting a pair of pool parties exclusively for dogs over the next two weekends, ThisIsTucson’s Gloria Knott reports. The parties, called Pupapoolooza, are free to attend, but registration is required. The first is this Saturday at the Picture Rocks Pool. The second is Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Kino Pool.