50 adoption fees waived at Williamson County Animal Center this weekend [Video]

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – From big cities to small towns, animal shelters are overcrowded and pets are in desperate need of adoption. In Franklin, volunteers at the Williamson County Animal Center (WCAC) are putting their pockets together to help combat the issue.

“A few weeks ago, we found out we were out of space,” said Jennifer Biggs, a volunteer at WCAC. “We had to open up in-pound which we haven’t done before for our adoptable dogs. That was a red flag for me and I knew in this brand new, beautiful building, for us to be out of space meant a crisis.”

“This has been a very eye-opening year for us,” said Scott Pieper, assistant director of WCAC. “Intakes have been relatively steady with last year’s numbers, but adoptions are down significantly, by as much as 20%.”

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Pieper said it’s been a learning experience.

“We are experiencing things for the first time with having more adoptable dogs …