New Hampshire animal shelter struggles to house 1,000 mice

After a man surrendered his rodents, the shelter is grappling with a rapidly multiplying mouse problem

A New Hampshire animal shelter is grappling with how to handle nearly 1,000 mice that have been turned over in recent days, many of which are pregnant.

Lisa Dennison, executive director of the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, called the situation crippling" and said the organization is scrambling to care for an overwhelming influx of rapidly reproducing rodents.