Tag: adopted pets

Soaring Cost of Living Causes Spike in Number of Pets Being Abandoned, Surrendered to Shelters

According to a growing number of reports, the soaring costs of food, gas, and housing are causing a spike in the number of family pets being abandoned or surrendered to shelters. In January 2022, the first alarming animal shelter statistics began to emerge. While an average of 6.2 million animals are taken into shelters each…


 Southern Californians Stay True to Their Fluffy Pandemic Companions

Pet owners in Southern California who rushed to find a furry friend at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic are keeping their pets when they return to the office, shelters say. “Despite alarmist headlines tied to regional reports of a surge in owner surrenders, this trend is not currently evident on a national level,” The…