Cowlitz Humane Society Sees Record Adoption in 2020

The Humane Society of Cowlitz County saw record-breaking pet adoptions last year as people sought companionship while self-quarantining or working from home due to the airborne coronavirus.

About 52% more pets at the Cowlitz County shelter were adopted in 2020 than two years prior, according to shelter data.

The number of pets that came into the shelter stayed relatively the same from 2018 to 2020 at an average of about 3,400 a year, according to the organization, but the amount of adoptions increased by almost 500 pets in two years.