Chapter 22“Pidge? Good to meet you,” the veterinarian said. “Thanks for stopping to help Buddy. He seems like a great little guy. Unfortunately, the shelters get really full at this time of year. We have Buddy on all the waiting lists, but there are no spaces at any no-kill shelters right now.”
“What does that mean?” Pidge’s voice wobbled, and Giant squeezed his shoulder.
“I’m afraid you’re going to have to take him to Animal Control. They’ll keep him for seventy-two hours, in case the owner shows up. And sometimes people do adopt from there.”
“If he isn’t adopted?” Giant asked. Pidge couldn’t talk.
“Then they would put him down,” the veterinarian said sadly. “But if another shelter gets an opening before then, you can pay a sixty-dollar fee and take him back from Animal Control. I wis
