Economy forces pet owners to abandon animals (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
DESIREE STINSON, executive director at Pets Lifeline, visits with some of the 130 cats and kittens currently at Pets Lifeline. The shelter has taken in a higher number of animals since the poor economy has forced many people to give up their pets.
Pets often left in the lurch (Reporter-Times)
Animals and pets are sometimes subject to consequences created by their owners that leave them abandoned or in the hands of municipalities. Whether their owner has been arrested or hospitalized, those animals wind up in the arms of the Morgan County Humane Society.
Disabled Pets Stranded In Florida (NBC 5 Chicago)
A Wisconsin couple traveling with their unique house pets in an RV, are stranded in Florida after their mobile home was destroyed by fire. Traveling with the animals is no simple feat.
Tough times force owners to surrender pets (WKRN Nashville)
Shelters are seeing an influx of animals because many owners can no longer afford to care for their furry friends.
Officials offer amnesty for exotic pets Saturday (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
Faced with growing reports of exotic snakes and reptiles roaming the wilds of Florida and competing with native animals, state wildlife officials have made it easier for exotic pet owners to give up pets they no longer want.
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