From Warren Eckstein - With rescue dogs in high demand, some shelters look far afield
Jan-07-2015

Just north of Boston, the Northeast Animal Shelter is one of the largest private shelters in New England. Founded in the 1970s, it went through a big expansion about six years ago, building a new, 13,000-square-foot shelter with three isolation rooms.

The rooms were designed to house the increasing number of dogs the shelter transports from other states and Puerto Rico.

In one isolation room, Laurie McCannon, the shelter's director, points out a group of animals that have just arrived from Tennessee. In another are some of the 20 dogs that arrived at the shelter a few days earlier, flown in from Texas.

Over the past two decades, there have been big changes in animal shelters and the pet industry. With the growth of pet rescue groups, the demand for dogs now outstrips the supply of those available for adoption in many states.

In several parts of the country, shelters now import dogs for adoption from other regions - even other countries. That has veterinarians, and even some pet rescue groups, concerned about what some call "dog trafficking."

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