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Chicago Animal Care and Control is experiencing a "crisis" due to an influx in the number of animals surrendered, an agency spokesperson said Thursday.

CACC public information officer Armando Tejeda said a total of 1,842 dogs and cats were surrendered in July for an average of 59 animals per day.

"July brought overwhelming numbers to our shelter..." the agency said in a Facebook post, in part. "That kind of intake puts serious pressure on any shelter, but thanks to our adopters, fosters, volunteers, rescue partners, and donors, we kept moving forward."

CACC said more animals have found homes or transfer placement than this time last year, which they insisted is a testament to collaboration and community support. Specificall

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