Pandemic creates new challenges for animal shelters
Mission Valley Animal Shelter staff members Tiara, left, and Maranda hold a few shelter guests: from left, sisters Aster and Dahlia, and Sabina to the right. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
PABLO — A small, gray-striped cat stared at Maranda as she unlocked the door to the Mission Valley Animal Shelter one day in late February, savoring her last moment of silence for the next 10 hours. She stepped in and was met with the barking of the nine resident canines. It wasn’t the most dogs they’d had at the shelter, but certainly enough to fill the kennels — and she was their sole guardian for the weekend...
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