Kennels at the Colorado Humane Society were full Thursday as animals who ran away from fireworks were rescued from the streets.
“We’ve never had a problem with her running off. I think she just got scared,” said Tressa Madrid, who picked up Mia, her 4-year-old black Labrador.
Susan Fredinburg of the Colorado Humane Society said animals are more sensitive to sound than humans so the noise from fireworks can terrify them.
And it’s not just dogs. Antionette Rocha found two kittens in her yard and carried them to the shelter. “This one jumped right in my arms when I went up to get him,” she said, pointing at one of the cats in the kennel.
Most area shelters see more cats than dogs, and far fewer felines return home than dogs, Fredinburg said.
According to Table Mountain Animal Center in Golden, 60 percent of stray dogs the facility takes in will be reunited with their owners, compared with 3 percent of cats.
“Our current capacity is about 300 animals, 150 cats and 150 dogs, but right now we have 714 animals in our care,” Table Mountain marketing director Ben Drotar said.
