Foster families give pets new lease on life
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Home foreclosures and broader economic woes have led to a higher-than-normal number of pets being dropped off at Valley shelters, according to officials with the Arizona Animal Welfare League, a non-profit organization that runs the state's largest no-kill shelter. Paige Krakoski's ...
Video Report - Pets being abandoned by cash-strapped owners
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »Uncertain economic times mean animal shelters across the country are more crowded than ever, and in Kingsport the number of pets being taken to the shelter is on the rise. “Here in the past five months we have noticed our population ...
Foreclosure Pets Program Selects First 10 Shelters
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »An increase in the number of surrendered or abandoned pet cats and dogs as a result of nationwide home foreclosures has spilled over into animal shelters, and new requests for the Foreclosure Pets Grant Program keep rolling in. The program, launched ...
Housing Foreclosures Sending More Pets to the Pound
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »Increasing home foreclosures have animal shelters around the country worried. The Human Society released a statement this week warning of abandonded animals in foreclosed homes. Shelters around the valley understand losing a home to foreclosure can ...