About half of the dogs have been saved so far, but more than 40 remain at ACS and are very "urgent." The shelter euthanizes thousands of dogs each year and having 82 come in on one day puts all the dogs at risk because there's not enough space to house them all.

The good news, Lefgren says, is most of the dogs are friendly, good with other dogs and are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. So that's a bonus to anyone considering rescuing, fostering or adopting a dog. The shelter does work with in and out of state rescues. ACS also has a foster and adoption program for people who live in the San Antonio area and want to help.

This is a link to a Facebook album with all the dog's pictures who need to be out of the place very soon or could be put to sleep.

If you're interested in helping, email: ACSFoster-rescue@sanantonio.gov or ACSadoptions@anantonio.gov

SAPA Urgents & Adoptables also helps place dogs for ACS and works with the community. Their email is: placement@SanAntonioPetsAlive.Org

