As economy continues to falter, pets hard hit too
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 9:25AM by Rebecca Day, TUSR contributor
As the economy continues to falter, journalists, economists and others continue to document how hard times are. However, a problem often overlooked during these tough times is the issue of misplaced or stray animals. [Continues below photo.]
We found this cat hiding in shrubbery in our back yard in Northeast Florida. She was starving. The cat is very tame, so she isn't feral. Do you know someone who lost this cat? Email the editor if you do..
Pets are wandering the streets in search of food and shelter more and more due to various irresponsible actions by their previous owners. Just in the past month, our family has personally crossed paths with two mistreated animals, one of which we could keep, the other of which we sadly can’t. Though our farm of misplaced and neglected animals began with the odd addition of our chicken, Ms. Chickie a few years ago, in the past month, our pet population has grown with the introduction of Rusty, our mini-schnauzer. And a few weeks after he made himself comfortable, we found a very domesticated stray cat hiding in the shrubbery in our backyard.
