Courtesy of the MSPCA.
CENTERVILLE – The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has taken in 17 Chihuahuas from a Jamaica Plain home and some have been sent to Cape Cod.
The MSPCA’s Cape Cod adoption center in Centerville is caring for six of the dogs – four females and two males.
The animals are described as in good health but are on the shyer side.
Once the animals are spayed and neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, they will be placed for adoption.
The dogs were split among family members living in three different apartments in a three-unit building.
The owners were forced to move but could not find housing that would allow them to keep their pets and they had to reluctantly surrender them to the MSPCA.
“The six dogs that we have are a bit skittish, mostly because they’ve gone from a home in which they lived almost entirely indoors, and without exposure to any other dogs, to a busy animal shelter where they are just now getting used to collars and leashes and routines,” said Mary Sarah Fairweather, the director of the MSPCA’s Cape Cod adoption center.
Despite the challenges, Fairweather believes the futures are bright for the dogs.
“Chihuahuas are always in demand because they’re adorable and small – qualities that adopters often look for when evaluating pet dogs,” she said.
The other 11 dogs were taken to the MSPCA’s Boston center.
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