Meanwhile…

Puppy pipeline runs from Georgia northward to adoptive homes

“We have had the most incredible outpouring of people in the D.C. suburbs that have a strong desire to rescue dogs and cats during this pandemic,” Williams wrote in an email.

…there are a whole lot of people who could use some rescuing themselves.

"The escalating coronavirus pandemic could reverse decades of gains in the fight against poverty, as U.S. government aid for the vulnerable dries up."

There's speculation Congress may do something to address that soon; it is way overdue.