{"id":425925,"date":"2026-09-04T08:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425925\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:52:29","slug":"lubbock-animal-services-event-finds-homes-for-101-animals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425925\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Animal Services event finds homes for 101 animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Lubbock Animal Services sent eight cats, 58 dogs, 30 chickens, four lizards and one gerbil to new homes during an event this year aimed at clearing out the shelter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Each year, Lubbock Animal Services tries to clear its shelter with just one event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Assistant Director Taylor Ruggles said the event helped reduce the shelter\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt really helped with our population,\u201d Ruggles said. \u201cAnd any animal that goes out allows another animal off of the streets to come in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ruggles said the shelter\u2019s population is now around 264 animals, and that number could go up at a moment\u2019s notice because of a high stray count.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Each year, Lubbock Animal Services tries to clear its shelter with just one event.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788511949_179_DW2GKJULKVAV5JU53A74IHDWLA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Each year, Lubbock Animal Services tries to clear its shelter with just one event.(KCBD Video)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhen we assess population, one thing we take into account is capacity for care, which is how much care and attention do the animals need and is our staff able to support that,\u201d Ruggles said. \u201cRight now we\u2019re at a pretty good level where we still have space for more animals to come in, but our staff isn\u2019t overwhelmed with having to care for too many animals and they\u2019re still able to get as much enrichment and attention as they need and deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fostering and volunteer opportunities<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ruggles said the event led to 101 adoptions. She said it also let people sign up to foster animals and join what the shelter calls \u201cDoggy Day Outs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt draws a bigger crowd than who necessarily comes here on a daily basis,\u201d Ruggles said. \u201cSo people that have never been to the shelter before are walking through for the first time and they\u2019re seeing other things that volunteers are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The shelter\u2019s goal is for it to never be an animal\u2019s forever home. Lubbock Animal Services wants every animal to find a home that\u2019s safe and loving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSo at the end of the day with this job, you know you\u2019re making a difference in the community,\u201d Ruggles said. \u201cYou\u2019re helping an animal\u2019s life. It shows that all of our hard work is paying off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. 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