As pandemic adoption boom cools, pet shelters overflow

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2 thoughts on “As pandemic adoption boom cools, pet shelters overflow

  1. While surrendering your pet to a shelter because you have returned to the workplace full-time and have little time for the animal is somewhat shameful and shows a lack of thought and planning, I think more animals are being surrendered to shelters because their owners can no longer afford to look after them. Like everything else, pet food has become more expensive, but I think the high cost of veterinary care is contributing more to that decision than it ever was. It’s expensive to properly care for an animal, and every time they get sick you dread the vet bill. There seems to be no control on veterinary care. Pet insurance is fine if you get a puppy or kitten, but not so when you adopt a senior animal. And while the bill used to be in hundreds now it’s in thousands if there’s anything serious going on — CT-scans, X-rays etc. Many people, especially those with children cannot afford this, so they have the awful choice of giving up their pet or having them euthanized.

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