PHILADELPHIA - An urgent plea from Philadelphia’s only open-intake animal shelter. ACCT Philly says its kennels are beyond full and it needs people to adopt and foster animals to save their lives. The shelter is so overcrowded it is being forced to euthanize perfectly healthy dogs because they are out of room.

Barnett says the shelter is now putting out an urgent call, asking the public to step up and adopt. This week ACCT Philly is offering a $10 adoption promotion for dogs over 40 lbs that have already been microchipped, vaccinated, and neutered. She says the top reasons for animal surrenders continue to be lack of housing and finances.