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Animal shelters are seeing an uptick in overcrowding across the Southern Tier and New York state. The cost of raising and caring for a pet is among several factors contributing to the problem.

With fireworks likely the next several days, how can you keep your furry friend safe?

A shortage of veterinarians in New York State is making it difficult for people to find care for their pets.

Experts warn that separation anxiety is a real possibility for pets who got used to having their people around all the time. There is a type of training that helps, but it requires time and patience.

"They're not providing the boots on the ground to inspect these places regularly nor to enforce the regulations that we already have on the books."

“The unsanitary conditions and ways in which these animals are kept is cruel and inhumane."

"We're definitely helping to prevent some rehoming events, for sure. We often get calls from people who are at the end of their rope; they don't know where to turn next with their pet."

It's the first state in the nation to outlaw the practice, which animal-rights advocates say it is equivalent to chopping off a person's fingers at the first knuckle.

"Declawing is a cruel and painful procedure that can create physical and behavioral problems for helpless animals, and today it stops."

"Most commonly if a pet develops signs of Lyme disease, it's malaise, fever, joint pain. They just feel kind of like a dishrag."