Comments on: How the Recession has affected the adoption of Animals? http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals Resources for the new and expectant mother. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:47:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PennyLeeD2 http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals/comment-page-1#comment-2576 PennyLeeD2 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:51:10 +0000 http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals#comment-2576 1. The stock market decline has cut the endowments for humane societies, meaning that less money is available for services. Open hours at shelters get cut. Ability to care for animals goes down. Shelters close to save money. (MA is closing 3 SPCA shelters) 2. People less likely to adopt pets. Shelters get full. 3. People give up their pets to shelters. If you lose your home, you often can't take your pets with you to a rental. If you can't afford people food, pet food is a luxury. Vet bills are an issue. Job loss increases abandoned pets. 4. People abandon pets to the streets or to shelters, pets often sick or suffering from neglect. Shelters have to pay more for care, euthanize more animals. 5. Shortage of donors and volunteers. 1. The stock market decline has cut the endowments for humane societies, meaning that less money is available for services. Open hours at shelters get cut. Ability to care for animals goes down. Shelters close to save money. (MA is closing 3 SPCA shelters)

2. People less likely to adopt pets. Shelters get full.

3. People give up their pets to shelters. If you lose your home, you often can’t take your pets with you to a rental. If you can’t afford people food, pet food is a luxury. Vet bills are an issue. Job loss increases abandoned pets.

4. People abandon pets to the streets or to shelters, pets often sick or suffering from neglect. Shelters have to pay more for care, euthanize more animals.

5. Shortage of donors and volunteers.

]]> By: bluechristy http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals/comment-page-1#comment-2575 bluechristy Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:34:20 +0000 http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals#comment-2575 Here is a link to a good start >> # Humane Society of the United States Official site for the animal protection organization which strives to prevent cruelty against animals and helps to preserve the human-animal bond. Includes ... www.hsus.org - 66k - Cached * Pets * Horse Slaughter * Farm Animals * Animals In Research * Animal Fighting & Cruelty * Animal Channel * Shop * Employment more results from hsus.org » Here is a link to a good start >>
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Humane Society of the United States
Official site for the animal protection organization which strives to prevent cruelty against animals and helps to preserve the human-animal bond. Includes …
http://www.hsus.org – 66k – Cached

* Pets
* Horse Slaughter
* Farm Animals
* Animals In Research

* Animal Fighting & Cruelty
* Animal Channel
* Shop
* Employment

more results from hsus.org »

]]> By: Andi B http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals/comment-page-1#comment-2574 Andi B Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:02:44 +0000 http://thepregnantnews.com/adoption/how-the-recession-has-affected-the-adoption-of-animals#comment-2574 There are less people adopting pets and more people having to give up their pets because of the cost. Look at the Humane Society Website. Good luck! There are less people adopting pets and more people having to give up their pets because of the cost. Look at the Humane Society Website. Good luck!

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