Berlin Animal Shelter Suspends Pet Adoptions for Holiday Season

The shelter aims to prevent impulsive pet gifting and highlights concerns over animal welfare during the holidays.

Berlin's animal shelter will pause pet adoptions from December 20 to January 1 to discourage impulsive holiday gifting of animals.
The shelter emphasizes that pets given as spontaneous gifts often face abandonment shortly after the holidays.
Staff suggest gifting symbolic vouchers for pets and selecting animals together after the holiday season.
The shelter, which houses over 1,300 animals, is hosting a 'Christmas for Animals' event with a market, tombola, and book reading.
As Europe's largest animal shelter, it cares for a diverse range of animals, including cats, dogs, birds, reptiles, and farm animals.