Heartwarming moment staff at Florida animal shelter celebrate having an empty kennel as increasing numbers of people seek company during the coronavirus pandemic
- The Friends of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce the ‘amazing milestone’ reached
- Footage shows staff inside the shelter clapping and cheering as they wear masks and pan over the empty kennel
- Kennel Two, the kennel that was emptied, houses the shelter’s stray housing kennel and adoption overflow kennel
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A Florida animal shelter celebrated a momentous occasion when, for the first time in its history, they completely emptied out one of their dog kennels.
The Friends of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce the ‘amazing milestone’ reached ‘by the help and support of our entire community.’
Footage shows staff inside the shelter clapping and cheering as they wear masks and pan over the empty kennel.
The Friends of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce the ‘amazing milestone’ reached
The shelter managed to empty out one of their three dog kennels, but did not provide an exact number of the dogs that were taken home from the facility.
Kennel Two, the kennel that was emptied, houses the shelter’s stray housing kennel and adoption overflow kennel.
The video post did thank shelter staff and volunteers while also thanking foster parents and those who actually adopted dogs from the facility.
Footage shows staff inside the shelter clapping and cheering as they wear masks and pan over the empty kennel
Kennel Two, the kennel that was emptied, houses the shelter’s stray housing kennel and adoption overflow kennel
People took to the post to share photos of their dogs, who had been adopted from the shelter
An adorable dog that was adopted three weeks ago
The shelter added: Let’s keep the momentum going and good vibes flowing! We still have dogs available for adoption or foster in our main kennel, along with a few adoptable cats, two adoptable horses, and Charlotte the adoptable pig.’
Some people commented under the video post, which has been viewed more than 550,000 times, and shared photos of the animals they got from the facility during the pandemic.
Others shared fun images of the dogs they got from the shelters from years back.
Others shared fun images of the dogs they got from the shelters from years back
An excited owner exclaimed: ‘This is Bessie! We rescued her a few weeks ago!’
One user said: ‘Our sweet reo was rescued from you guys! She lived an amazing 12 1/2 years! Thank you for ALL of your hard work & dedication!