# Help needed with Animal Shelter coding assignment - failing multiple tests

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**Created:** [April 12, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/help-needed-with-animal-shelter-coding-assignment-failing-multiple-tests/25740 "2023-04-12T23:42:14Z")\
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From the given code, it seems that you are missing the implementations for the doesAnimalExist, GetSpecies, and removeSpecies methods in your AnimalShelter class. I’ll provide you with the missing implementations for these methods.

1. `doesAnimalExist` method:

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```auto
def doesAnimalExist(self, animal):
    if animal is None or animal.species is None:
        return False
    species = animal.species.upper()
    if species in self.AnimalDictionary:
        return animal in self.AnimalDictionary[species]
    return False

```

1. `GetSpecies` method:

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```auto
def GetSpecies(self, species):
    if species is None:
        return None
    species = species.upper()
    if species in self.AnimalDictionary:
        return '\n'.join([animal.toString() for animal in self.AnimalDictionary[species]])
    return None

```

1. `removeSpecies` method:

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```auto
def removeSpecies(self, species):
    if species is None:
        return False
    species = species.upper()
    if species in self.AnimalDictionary:
        del self.AnimalDictionary[species]
        return True
    return False

```

Add these methods to your AnimalShelter class and then rerun your tests.

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