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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Dogs tied to trees. Lizards in a child's room. Turtles in garages. All heart-wrenching victims of California's mortgage meltdown as homeowners abandon their pets, sometimes left behind locked doors as the foreclosure sign goes up. The measure provides bank employees with ...
Pets II 2008 Feature Release
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Pets II Cheryl Lang is founder and president of Houston-based No Paws Left Behind, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to bringing ...
Foreclosures taking toll on pets
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »When a homeowner has to leave his home because of foreclosure, often his pet is left behind. Now services are emerging to help pets navigate the mortgage-crisis fallout. Houston-based No Paws Left Behind offers a database of shelters financially distressed homeowners can ...
Don’t abandon them plan for pets
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »The noncommissioned officer in charge of the Veterinary Treatment Facility at Fort Leavenworth wants pet owners to take their responsibility seriously especially if they are getting ready to move. The summer moving season on the installation can cause some animals to ...
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 ...
Activists want pets rescued from volcano
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Help is on the way for hundreds of household pets left behind in the wake of a volcano eruption in southern Chile, an animal welfare group said Saturday. The Coalition for Ethical Control of Urban Fauna, which has been critical of ...
Activists Require Pets in Chile Be Rescued
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »Although the population near the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile has been evacuated, the pets were left behind. The Coalition for Ethical Control of Urban Fauna didn’t accept the situation and requested that the pets be rescued as well. “They ...
Pets Left After Foreclosures Up For Adoption
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »Many pets around the valley are being left behind because of the foreclosure crisis. Local animal shelters are now looking for a place for these animals to go. Pet Adopt-A-Thon was held on Saturday at Russell and Decatur and featured dozens ...
Suffering from foreclosure crisis in North County
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »The American dream — owning a home — has transformed into an unexpected nightmare for people and their pets. Point the blame on the rising, sometimes surprising, adjustable mortgage rates that are forcing foreclosures. We in North County reside in ...
