Home forclosures effect pets too.
People aren’t the only ones who suffer when they lose their homes, pets often lose their homes too. This article made me really sad.
The wreckage of the subprime mortgage crisis has caused human pain far and wide, but its victims also include a band of seven gentle, woolly-coated huskies.
more stories like thisTheir owner was a recent widow facing eviction from her foreclosed home. She had brought the dogs to the Animal Rescue League of Boston where she reluctantly signed paperwork surrendering them for adoption.
“Those dogs were her life,” said Melissa Cox, assistant manager of the Animal Rescue League of Boston. “She lost her husband, her house, and then her beloved dogs.”
Across the region, dogs and cats are arriving at shelters in growing numbers, as their owners face foreclosures and head to temporary homes, such as rental units or relatives’ houses, where pets are not permitted or may not be welcome.
Click the link above to read the full article… what a sad outcome for both people and the pets they love.
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This is heart-breaking. I hope the animals don’t feel that they did something wrong.
This just kills me to read this. I would adopt every single one of them if only I had the means.