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Americans adopted fewer pets from shelters in 2020 as the supply of rescue animals fell

  • Written by Shelly Volsche, Lecturer of Anthropology, Boise State University
Americans adopted fewer pets from shelters in 2020 as the supply of rescue animals fellA volunteer plays with a rescued dog at the San Diego Humane Society on April 21, 2020.Ariana Drehsler/AFP via Getty ImagesAmericans adopted fewer pets from shelters in 2020 as the supply of rescue animals fellCC BY-ND

Demand for new pets certainly seemed to spike when the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States in early 2020 and forced many Americans to spend more time isolated.

But adoptions from animal shelters and rescues...

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