Beau gets petted by Flathead County Animal Shelter Director Cliff Bennett near new outside kennels built to accommodate an overcrowding of dogs at the shelter.
August 27, 2010
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August 27, 2010 2 a.m.
Population crisis hits local shelter
Dogs, cats squeezed into county facility
When July arrives, the Flathead County Animal Shelter usually sees a spike in dog and cat populations — but this summer the numbers have reached staggering proportions with little relief in August.