ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An abundance of former pets with no place to call home, a problem plaguing shelters across central Florida.
Those who run animal shelters say that this time of year, they are overflowing with cats and dogs that have no place to go.
"Yesterday, we had close to about 100 come in," said Carolina Devine, of Orange County Animal Services.
Orange County Animal Services runs an open admission facility, which means no animals are turned away -- one of the reasons why it, and other such shelters, are filled.
Devine said they get hit the hardest in the summer months.
Channel 9's Angela Jacobs found the same story in Seminole, Volusia, Brevard, and Osceola counties where staff members rely on rescue partners for fostering help and use social media to share try to find homes for the pets they have taken in.
Overpopulation has Lake County taking the rare step of turning away personal pet drop offs. They only accept strays.
"We are full and that is discouraging," Devine said. "What is encouraging about that is, because we are full, we have such a variety of pets here."
Special areas allow would-be pet parents to spend time with a potential new family member.
A pet pantry program helps owners struggling financially to hold onto their pets.
"If we're at capacity, then we're going to be doubling up kennels and trying our best to make it work," Devine said.
Orange County is one of several area shelters holding an adoption event Saturday. Adoptions fees for both dogs and cats are $15.
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