The Beaver County Humane Society is issuing an urgent plea for adopters, fosters and volunteers amid a kennel cough outbreak.

It's been a rough summer at the Beaver County Humane Society. It has been receiving dogs in droves, and not enough people are adopting.

Shelter manager Cailin Rankin said dog adoptions are down nearly 10 percent compared to this time last year.

"We've definitely seen a steep decrease in our adoption numbers. Even with us having monthly adoption events, they have still been pretty low. Historically, what we usually operate in the summertime, that's usually our peak," Rankin said.

To make things even more challenging, the shelter is managing a kennel cough outbreak. Several canines are sick with the respiratory disease that can spread like wildfire.

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