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Foreclosures Slam Doors On Pets Too

Summary By: | Published: August 9, 2012
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High house foreclosure rate areas experience stark increase in companion animals in shelters.

This USA Today article describes the impact that the United States mortgage lending crisis is having on companion animals, as the numbers of companions in shelters located in high foreclosure areas is on the rise.

U.S. shelters are experiencing an increase in companion animal intakes where foreclosure rates are high. For example, the Sacramento SPCA took in 100 more dogs and cats for “moving reasons” during a four-month period in 2007 compared with 2006. In addition, the Pennsylvania SPCA is waiving for foreclosure victims its “good-home guarantee” program fees, which promises the shelter will keep the pet as long as it takes to find a new home.

This program is designed to address one of animal welfare experts’ greatest concerns: that pet owners, worried that their animals will be euthanized at the shelter, are setting them loose or leaving them in empty houses and garages with some food and water.

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Sharon Peters, USA Today, 2008 United States (National)

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Companion Animals Attitudes Companion Animal Population English Sheltering Tactics Cats Dogs

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