EDINBURG — Animal shelters’ efforts to find homes for furry friends is a task in itself, with limited resources exacerbating an already-difficult situation in the Rio Grande Valley, where the stray population is booming and accommodations are lacking. Throw in colder temperatures, and matters become even more dire.
Palm Valley Animal Society is one of the few shelters in the Valley combating this issue and though they aren’t the only organization helping animals find their forever homes, they, like the strays they take in, could use all the help they can get, according to one shelter director.
A dog rests on a raised bad as dogs stay warn inside the Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Dogs rest on dog beds as they stay warn inside the Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Blankets cover the bottom of a dog house the Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Donated blankets rest neat the entrance as dogs stay warn inside the Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Animals leave in carriers at the Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])The Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Dogs stay warn inside the Palm Valley Animal Society on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
