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Owners Surrendering their Pets Due to Economy


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Recession-Affected Pets - Owners Surrendering their Pets Due to Economy
Owners Surrendering their Pets Due to Economy
Published: Dec 15, 08
Comments: 6
Views: 1,064

Here’s how it works: Banks crash, automakers disappear, people stop spending money. The profits of businesses begin to decrease. People lose their jobs. Paychecks don’t show up. Dogfood is crossed off the grocery list. Pets are taken to the pound. Yep, that’s the gist of it.

When people drop off a dog or a cat at an animal shelter, they are asked to state the reason why. Pennsylvania animal shelters are seeing an increase in “surrendered by owner — can’t afford,” a reason that hasn’t been used in the past. People who have owned pets for years are finding themselves in a position where they can’t take care of their four-legged friends. I’m not a pet owner, but this makes me sad.

References:  republicanherald

Filed In:  lifestyle news pets world






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Sandra Winn on Dec 15, 08  423 Trends   1,249 Comments
It makes me sad too. :-(
Sandra Winn on Dec 15, 08  423 Trends   1,249 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Dec 15, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
Rant: it's just hacks me off that shina-ibu puppy cam was so wildly popular. You know that those puppies will be the hot gift for Christmas! A percentage will end up being killed because they get dropped at shelter at some point in their life. 4 million dogs are killed every year. Puppies for profit = puppy mill, I don't care how well fed and cared for those puppies looked. Rant over.
Going Like Sixty on Dec 15, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
Bianca Bartz on Dec 15, 08  4,530 Trends   3,575 Comments
Sandra, 60, Alex: I'm with you guys. This is too sad. People underestimate the commitment pets require, in terms of finances, time, energy and love they need.
Bianca Bartz on Dec 15, 08  4,530 Trends   3,575 Comments 0
Jennifer Astle on Dec 15, 08  74 Trends   159 Comments
My mom runs an animal shelter back home in NB, and she tells me all of the horror stories about what happens to pets when Christmas rolls around. It really is awful.
Jennifer Astle on Dec 15, 08  74 Trends   159 Comments 0
Katie Cordrey on Dec 16, 08  739 Trends   455 Comments
This makes me really sad too. I live in a rural area and people often dump their pets out here thinking it's more kind than taking them to a shelter. It's not. If some farmer doesn't shoot them, or a coyote doesn't eat them, they'll probably starve to death. I've got two dogs and a cat that were dumped or born to dumped parents. I wanna hurt the people who dumped them off.
Katie Cordrey on Dec 16, 08  739 Trends   455 Comments 0
Marissa Brassfield on Dec 16, 08  3,529 Trends   4,143 Comments
Katie, it's the same around here. I get so sad that I can't adopt them all.
Marissa Brassfield on Dec 16, 08  3,529 Trends   4,143 Comments 0


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