Pet owners across the country are being forced to choose between their animal companions and everyday essentials while rent prices and other costs surge amid inflation.
"They are moving because they have lost their job or cannot afford to live in their home anymore," Hansen wrote to Fox News Digital.
National shelter data from Shelter Animals Count — a nonprofit that monitors the country’s"animal welfare landscape" — shows that from January 2022 to June 2022, the number of relinquished pets went from 31,606 to 38,066 at 1,050 animal shelters. Total pet costs are up 7.1% year-to-date on the Consumer Price Index, according to Pet Age, a business-to-business pet news company."The net was a June YTD CPI increase vs. 2021 for Total Petflation of 7.1 percent, which is 85.5% of the extraordinarily high 8.3% overall rate," Pet Age’s report said. An economic news release published by the U.S.
In Jacksonville, an anonymous pet owner abandoned a 10-month-old dog at the John Roberts dog park in early July — and left a note saying they were unable to keep the pet"due to raising my rent," according to First Coast News.It found that"the vast majority" of pandemic pets arewith"joy and comfort, regardless of changes in circumstances, and that loving owners continue to appreciate the essential role pets play in their lives.
A representative for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals confirmed that the organization is seeing more reports of animal relinquishments at shelters.In May, the organization reported on a 6-year-old dog named Baby Girl who was abandoned by her unhoused owner in Wisconsin after seven animal shelters turned her away.
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