Stella, left, a dog available for adoption, watches staff as they come and go from her collapsable kennel in the hallway at Galveston Island Humane Society in Galveston on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The shelter is over capacity with dogs, especially large dogs, and needs people to adopt or foster.
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Large dogs are housed in collapsable kennels in the conference room at the Galveston Island Humane Society in Galveston on Tuesday.
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Some animal shelters in Galveston County continued Tuesday calling on residents to adopt or foster dogs before capacity overload sent them to euthanasia.

The Galveston Island Humane Society issued a “code red” alert that large dogs were in danger of being euthanized to make room for other animals.

The shelter at 6814 Broadway was about 33 dogs over capacity on Tuesday, Executive Director Josh Henderson said.

The building is designed to house 55 dogs. The center housed about 97 dogs on Friday, but that number dropped to 88 by Monday night, Henderson said.

“But it’s a one-in-one-out situation,” Henderson said.

Staff members and volunteers had set up collapsible kennels in hallways and conference rooms, which provided additional space but has hindered the ability to provide proper animal care, Henderson has said.

Bayou Animal Services & Adoption Center in Dickinson also was overcapacity, shelter manager Nina Baker said.

The shelter on Tuesday had 89 dogs in custody with 69 on-site. The remaining 20 dogs are on a trial adoption or in foster homes, Baker said.

The capacity at Bayou Animal Services, a no-kill shelter, is 50 dogs, Baker said.

The shelter offers a two-week trial adoption period. If the trial is successful, owners can begin the full adoption process, Baker said.

Animal fostering also temporarily helps free up space at the shelter, Baker said.

“It takes a lot of stress off of other animals here and the staff,” Baker said. “Every time they get out of the shelter just for a little bit, helps.”

The Galveston County Animal Resource Center and League City Animal Control on Tuesday didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Myrian Orea: 409-683-5230 or [email protected]

B. Scott McLendon: 409-683-5241; [email protected]