Animal shelter sees influx in pets  Animal shelter sees influx
in pets  Posted: Updated:  The Austin Animal Center says that 51
dogs and cats have arrived since Monday many of which were
likely scared by New Year's Eve fireworks.  People who believe
they may have lost their pet are asked to check the shelter
often. Some animals may have been so frightened they wiggled out
of their collar. Additionally, their microchip might have the
wrong phone number associated with it.  "We really want to get
these animals back where they belong, in their homes," said
Sarah Hammond with the Austin Animal Center. "Obviously so many
of them are terrified here and is very scary for house pets to
be stuck in an animal shelter so we want to get those guys
reunited."  The Austin Animal Center only holds animals for
three days. After that, the animals could be transferred to a
different shelter or a rescue group. They could even be adopted
by someone else.  LINK: Austin Animal Center  Powered by
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