Free dog adoptions available after recent Northern California windstorm

(FOX40.COM) — A severe windstorm significantly impacted Northern California on Sunday, and the repercussions of the storm are still being felt by the region’s residents.

An entity that is feeling the storm’s impacts more than others is animal shelters, which was made clear in a video posted to Facebook by the Front Street Animal Shelter.

The shelter said that it has made dog adoptions free until February 18 to “make space and save lives.”

“We’re overwhelmed with dogs from the windstorm! The wind caused many fences to blow down, taking our already full shelter to far beyond capacity,” Front Street said in its video.

It continued, “Dogs aren’t supposed to be housed in these small, temporary kennels, but we’ve had no other choice than to place them there overnight, and even in our offices.”

The video shows a plethora of dogs in small, confined spaces and continues to plead for those watching to spread the message to their family and friends in hopes of making space for future animals.

Front Street Animal Shelter is located at 2127 Front St and is open every day from noon to 5 p.m. The shelter’s website can be found here, and can also be reached at 916-808-7387.