Night-drop kennels give stray animals a warm place to spend the night in Anchorage.
KTVA-TV reports people who find animals after hours but cannot take them home can leave them in heated kennels behind Anchorage Animal Care and Control.
Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Laura Atwood said shelter staffers feel for animals left outside despite the availability of kennels.
The kennels have water access and the doors lock behind the animals.
Shelter workers check the kennels every morning.
People are asked to fill out a form detailing information like where the animal was found.
Atwood said the night-drop is intended for stray animals but is also used by people who want to surrender their pets to the facility.
A surrender agreement is on the other side of the form.
