Thirteen people showed up at Minneapolis Animal Care and Control on Wednesday to give up their animals. At a time of year when the shelter typically doesn't receive many, its skeleton staff is getting crushed by an unprecedented wave of surrenders that have pushed intake up 60% from the same time last year. Just three animal care technicians — not including veterinarians and vet techs that cover the medical side of things — are caring for about 100 animals, seven days a week. "We have never seen that before, so we're like, 'What is happening? What can we do?'" said volunteer coordinator Madison Weissenborn. "For the love of God please help us." The city put out a call for those interested in adopting or fostering any of the animals. All adoption fees are waived. The animals will be completely vaccinated, sterilized and microchipped. The city says new animals are being made available to adopt every day, as staff members examine strays and give them full medical checks. For those in...