Overview
- Subzero temperatures exposed outdoor dog kennels to freezing conditions, with water in bowls and lines turning to ice.
- Shelter staff report that old, tangled electrical wiring keeps tripping fuses, cutting power to heaters and heat lamps.
- Workers redistributed dogs, added straw and tarps, hung towels over hut openings, used heat lamps, and moved short‑haired animals indoors where possible.
- Portable electric or gas heaters were ruled out due to heat loss in open kennels and the risk of injury or fire from cables and devices.
- City crews made repairs earlier this year, the mayor backed emergency help, the fire brigade responded, and an electrician got some heating working, yet the shelter warns the system remains unreliable and it cannot rebuild on its own.