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Does your home have room for a furry friend? The Lorain County Dog Kennel is asking for help

The people who work so hard to save lives at the Lorain County Dog Kennel are sending out an S-O-S.

ELYRIA, Ohio -- The people who work so hard to save lives at the Lorain County Dog Kennel are sending out an S-O-S.

The lives of healthy, adoptable dogs are on the line for the first time in four years as the cages are filled to capacity.

Richard “Doc” Broz knows the power of a rescue pooch.

He says his Skeeter rescued him.

"He's absolutely the most wonderful dog I've ever known,” says Broz.

It's why it kills this Lorain police officer to have to pick up discarded dogs off the streets.

"Yeah I picked up six yesterday," says Broz.

Pups, most of them with no license, are piling up at the Lorain County pound.

Every. Cage. Full.

"Oh yeah. It’s never ending. It’s a revolving door," says Lorain County Dog Warden, Tim Pihlblad.

"In fact, we just got three more.That will make 21 in the past two days. I mean we're going to have to make space," says Pihlblad.

For the first time in four years at the Lorain County Dog Kennel, perfectly good, well-mannered, healthy pooches may need to be put to sleep.

“It's tough. It’s the worst part of the job. Nobody wants to make that decision. It’s not fair to these good dogs. It’s just not fair," says Pihlblad with noticeable sincerity and a distinct sadness in his eyes.

"It's like we are doing everything we can,” says LCDK volunteer Tory Mittler.

For Mittler, every good healthy dog's life matters; for her saving good dogs lives is a labor of love.

Mittler runs the Lorain County Dog Kennel’s Facebook page that has now grown past 10,000 followers.

"We are contacting everywhere, sharing everywhere, reaching out to rescues trying not to put them down," says Mittler, adding that it simply comes down to responsible pet ownership.

“Spay and neuter your pets. Tag/license them and come get them when they're lost. That’s all we ask. Because if, God forbid, we have to put them down we feel responsible and we have to sleep with it," says Mittler.

So the good souls at Lorain County Cog Kennel are asking you to have a heart.

Click here to spread the word and help turn the tide by adopting or fostering now.

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