By Megan Wehring 

HAYS COUNTY — Many animals sit in kennels for weeks or months on end, just waiting to be taken home.

“I think there is a perception that some people have that shelter animals are damaged goods,” said Christie Banduch, supervisor at the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter (SMRAS), “or that there is something wrong with them. These animals definitely are needing homes.”

Shelters are urging more people to adopt or foster to offset high animal population ...