As businesses across the city close their doors to help stop the spread of COVID-19, organizations that take in and care for animals are scrambling to continue their work during the ongoing outbreak.
But without help, two Winnipeg no-kill shelters say they’re worried they may be forced to close. “Every day things are closing, things are closing — but we have to be here,” said D’Arcy Johnston, owner and operator of D’Arcy’s A.R.C., whose non-profit shelter currently has roughly 130 animals in care.
But with a marked decrease in business at his retail location — which helps cover the costs of the rescue — and a drop in both food and money donations, Johnston worries about how long he can keep going.