A four-year-old lab mix named Armando was found tied up at an Arizona Humane Society shelter in Phoenix with a note from his family explaining they had to abandon him due to unforeseen circumstances. The note highlights the growing animal welfare crisis in Maricopa County. Armando is now looking for a forever home.
A four-year-old lab mix was found with a heartbreaking note from his family, who said they "had no choice" but to leave him at an Arizona Humane shelter in Phoenix.On Dec. 15, the dog named Armando was found tied up in the shelter's Sunnyslope campus parking lot after he was abandoned with a note.The note read, "It is with heavy heart that we had to result to this but due to unforeseen circumstances we had no choice. This is Armando . He is four-years-old, Husky Labrodor Mix.
With population growth, rising home prices, evictions and a shortage of affordable pet care, more pet owners in our community have been faced with the often gut-wrenching decision to rehome a pet. Because shelters are full, healthy pets needing to be rehomed due to a change in housing or loss of a job have no place to go, which has led to an increase in pet abandonment," AHS said.Now, Armando is looking for a forever home.
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