During these troubling times where most of us are self-isolated under quarantine measures at home, the shelters have also seen some remarkable effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some people are scared of adopting a pet because they fear a transmission of the SARS-CoV2 virus (even though there’s no reason to be worried, as there haven’t been any cases of cats/dogs transmitting the disease to humans).

Others don’t want to adopt right now because of the financial instability or insecurity, but there are also plenty of people who think it’s the perfect moment to take an animal in.

After all, now that we all have to stay at home for the time being, there’s plenty of time to take care of a foster animal or even adopt one permanently.

One shelter in Florida has a reason to celebrate: for the first time since they opened up their doors over 50 years ago, one of their two kennels is completely empty.

“The kennel featured is typically almost full or full most of the time,” Elizabeth Harfmann, a representative of the Florida-based shelter told The Dodo. “When full it can have 48-plus dogs in it as we often double up the cages to help create more space and also give the dogs a buddy while they are here with us.”

It’s something that has never happened at the Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control building before, and the shelter staff was absolutely thrilled to hear the news.

The paperwork for an animal adoption application can be done online as a safety measure to prevent the spread of the virus, if you’re interested in helping them empty out the second kennel.

In these very troubling and weird times, it’s important to keep your spirits up.

That’s why the shelter staff wanted to celebrate this amazing feat – while adhering to the safety measures, of course.

“Honestly, it’s almost surreal,” Elizabeth added. “This is something that every animal welfare and shelter worker dreams of and works hard towards, but rarely sees. We are beyond excited to see so many empty kennels and so thankful to the community and everyone who made this possible.”

The shelter staff all lined up to show just how big this dog kennel was. They posted a video of the celebration on their Facebook page because this hopeful message just had to be seen by the rest of the world.

With their recent success and this viral Facebook post, the shelter staff now hopes that the rest of the animals in need will also find a home soon.

They certainly believe that they can keep it up and find them all a home, which would be absolutely amazing.

“As of this morning we still need help placing 32 dogs, one cat, two horses and a rooster,” Elizabeth told.

The most important thing for the staff and the volunteers is that every animal in their care eventually finds a loving forever home and can thrive in a heartwarming environment.

The fact that one of their buildings is completely empty, for the first time ever, certainly pushes them to keep the good work going.

“We realize that having an empty kennel is a fleeting moment, especially for an open-admission shelter, but wanted to celebrate the success of the shelter and community for as long as that moment lasts,” the shelter staff concluded.

To see these hardworking animal lovers celebrate a dream come true, watch the video below.

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Source: Palm Beach County, The Dodo