Animal Foundation takes in nearly 230 lost pets amid coronavirus policy changes

NEWS: The Fourth of July fireworks across the valley not only caused a few fires, but they also kept the Animal Foundation busy.

AT THE ANIMAL FOUNDATION - -AFTER A WEEKEND FULL OF LOUD4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS.BUT THIS YEAR - YOU CAN'T JUSTGO AND PICK UP YOUR FURRYFRIEND.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY SHOWS US HOW THECORONAVIRUS - HAS CHANGEDEVERYTHING ABOUT GETTING YOURBUDDY BACK HOME.SEAN DELANCEY THERE ARE A WHOLESLATE OF CHANGES HERE AT THEANIMAL FOUNDATION - - TO HALTTHE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUSBEGINNING ONLINE - - ANDENDING RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE.THESE PARKING SPOTS ARE AS FARAS YOU'LL GET PHYSICALLY - INYOUR SEARCH FOR YOUR PET.PKG (NATS: BARK BARK) DRIVENFROM HOME BY A SALVO OF JULYFOURTH CELEBRATIONS...(NATS: BARK BARK) MORE THAN TWOHUNDRED ANIMALS ARE SITTING ATTHE ANIMAL FOUNDATION WAITINGFOR THEIR OWNERS TO FIND THEM.NOVAHOM "I JUST WANT MY DOGBACK PELASE." ARTHUR NOVAHOMLOST HIS DOG SNOOP.A BUDDY HE CALLS HIS CHILD - -BECAUSE HE'S NEVER HAD KIDS OFHE'S SCARED TO DEATH OF THEFIREWORKS AND I DIDN'T KNOW."BUT NOVAHOM - - LIKE EVERYONEELSE - - CAN'T JUST HEAD INSIDETO LOOK FOR SNOOP.THE CORONAVIRUS HAS LOCKEDEVERYONE OUT.PIZZI "WE REALLY HAD TO ADAPTTHIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID."KESLEY PIZZI WITH THE ANIMALFOUNDATION SAYS YOU WILL HAVETO SEND A PICTURE INTO STAFF -SO THEY CAN LOOK THROUGH THEKENNELS FOR A MATCH - OR YOUWILL HAVE TO GO ONLINE ANDBROWSE THROUGH THEIR PHOTOS.TIME OF THE YEAR FOR US, ALL OFTHE DAYS SURROUNDING JULY 4,AND IT WILL BE EVEN BUSIERTODAY AND IN THE COMING DAYS."PIZZI SAYS IF YOU'VE FOUND ANANIMAL - TRY TO FIND THE OWNERBEFORE TURNINGIT IN BY POSTING PICTURES ONSOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS ORSEARCHING THE NEARBY AREA.STRESSFUL PLACE, SO WE WANT TOSEE IF YOU CAN FIRST IDENTIFYSO IF YOU WANT TO HELP THEM OUTTHEY'RE TAKING DONATIONS OFMONEY AND PET SUPPLIES.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.AND BECAUSE SHELTERS ARE SOBUSY RIGHT NOW - MANY AREOFFERING FREEADOPTIONS.BISSELL PET FOUNDATION ISSPONSORING ADOPTION FEES FORCATS AND DOGS FROM JULY TENTHTHROUGH THE 12TH.YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEDEAL AT THE ANIMAL FOUNDATIONOR NEVADA S-P-C-A.SO, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO, GO MAKEA NEW LIFELONG FRIEND ANDPOSSIBLY, SAVE A LIFE.LET'S GO TO 13 FIRST ALERTMETEOROLOGIST DANI BECKSTR