Posted on 11/26/2008 5:36:28 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Furry signs of a down-trending economy peer dolefully from every kennel at the Broward County Humane Society shelter in Florida and hundreds of others across the country.
This dog was abandoned when his family lost their home to foreclosure, officials say. 3 of 3 Bentley, a 3-year-old Lhasa apso, was given up by his owners because they just couldn't afford to keep him any more.
Tinkerbell, a sweet, docile house cat, was surrendered by her owners after they found out that they had lost their home.
With foreclosures disrupting life, from the family house down to the dog house, and as Americans toil through a tough economic landscape, some of their pets face an even bleaker future in the pound.
"People lose their homes and have to move to apartments that don't accept pets, so they give them up," says Cheryl McAuliffe, a spokeswoman for the Georgia State Humane Society.
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These people really don’t love those pets.
No kidding. It’s not that expensive. Clearly, money isn’t the motivator. I could find enough cans alongside the road to feed my dog, and i would, if that’s what it took, to keep him.
No kidding. Most pets can get by on human food leftovers if things really do get tough.
If these people aren't responsible enough to keep a home, they aren't responsible enough to keep a pet.
They just can't be bothered with any responsiblity and take the easiest route.
Get rid of the home, get rid of the pet, get rid of the kids, get rid of the wife etc
I certainly HOPE the owners explained the CHANGE to tinkerbell, and advised it to contact any Washington politician for a piece of the bailout dough.
the people in this article just don't want the headache.
“No kidding. It’s not that expensive. Clearly, money isn’t the motivator”
I agree, but the article did mention that they sometimes have to move into apartments that don’t accept pets, hence having to give them up.
Around here, there are farm and farmette foreclosures, and horses are starving as the grass goes into its winter hibernation and the owners are unable to pay for hay. Local rescue organizations are full of starved horses, which they try to save. Some owners are simply turning horses loose, hoping that they will find grass to eat somewhere, but more often the horses simply panic, run out onto the road, and get killed.
I was faced with a somewhat similar situation, and I managed to find an apartment that let me keep the dog. (I have my own house now, with a big yard for the boy) I’d live in my car before I got rid of my best friend.
you might have to look harder, and do more legwork, but there are always places that accept pets. Especially if said pet is a cat or small dog. More work if you have a pit bull I guess. Lazy is a better word for these people.
Being military we’ve lived in rented or base housing until less than 1 month ago (we are going to be here for more than the usual 3 years so we bought). We’ve always had at least one pet. We’ve never gone homeless due to a lack of rental properties allowing pets, and we’ve never dumped an animal at the pound. As a matter of fact, our cat came from the pound two bases ago.
We felt that we could easily handle a third cat (we've had three before) and that it would help out the shelter. We brought home a five year old cat who had been at the shelter for 18 months.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Stories like these coming from a leftist media outlet are most likely being written to touch people’s feelings that the cold hearted government needs to give money to these folks in foreclosed homes so they can keep their pets.
Never underestimate the power of a leftist to sway public opinion.
There are more and more apartments allowing renters to keep a pet - I pay a small ($15.00) surcharge for my cat.
If I had to live in my minivan till I got back up on my feet, I'd keep my cat.
Good for you!
I saved a little Chihuahua mix from certain death in the street. He has been at the vets waiting for a family for about 2 weeks. I got a call yesterday that he would be taken home by a family today. I hope it works out for all concerned.
My pound purrrrry sends yours her congratulations on getting out of the shelter! :)
I volunteer in rescue....and all across the country shelters are slammed with dogs and cats. We have never seen it this bad EVER! This national financial crisis has made a bad situation worse for these great companions!People are dumping their animals at shelters like crazy and so many animals are dying(keep in mind that at most kill shelters an owner turn in can be put down immediately). DOgs barely have 24 hours in most cases to get out alive and that is just not enough time to arrange a pull, vetting and transport with funding these days. Rescues have seen their donations down to all time lows and it will only get worse through the holidays. ....and come January, February, March and April you will see buyers remorse and shelters will be overwhelmed with Christmas puppies so the older dogs will have even less of a shot at survival!
If you can...please donate either time, a ride,money, toys, beds, food or a foster home for a dog or cat. Sometimes all a rescue needs to save a dogs life is just a night in someones home while transport is arranged. And adopting a dog from a shelter is very inexpensive!
Saving one dog will not change the world... But, surely, for that one dog the world will change forever!
God Bless you and your wife for saving a life.
Happy Thanksgiving!
“Tinkerbell, a sweet, docile house cat, was surrendered by her owners after they found out that they had lost their home.”
Well, except for keeping Tinkerbell, this is still the best thing to do. She could be thrown from a car, or off a bridge, or find herself on a spit ... just saying.
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