Florida dog shelters are overrun with bulldogs after trend for the animals ... trends now
Since November, more than 150 French bulldogs, commonly called Frenchies, have invaded a Florida rescue shelter tasked with rehoming them.
Ashley Pedersen, founder of Space Coast Frenchie Rescue in Brevard County, told local cable station WKMG 6 she's 'averaging one surrender a day' and that the dogs are coming from all over Florida.
Sky high demand and out-of-control overbreeding has led to shelters across Florida becoming full, Pedersen said. Many of them are reaching out to her and her cofounder Courtney Schilling to take some of the dogs off their hands.
Schilling took the call to action seriously, sheltering 15 dogs at her house at one point.
Frenchies' magnetic appeal is a result of their scrunched faces and flattened noses, according to scientists. They say the dogs' appearance is similar enough to human infants to make the average person swoon over their cuteness.
Pictured: Ashley Pedersen (left) and Courtney Schilling (right) are the founders of Space Coast Frenchie Rescue in Brevard County, Florida
Pictured: A black French bulldog
Winston, a French bulldog, competes in a competition during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show in 2023
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Frenchies are so desirable in fact that there's been a noticeable trend of them getting stolen.
A 21-year-old woman stole another woman's French bulldog in broad daylight in Los Angeles. The victim, Ali Zacharias, chased after the thief and was caught on camera hanging from the hood of the perpetrator's car as she tried to
