Pet Owners Having Trouble To Cope in Downturn
Animal charities and sussex vets have noticed that the Credit crunch is now taking it’s toll on our fluffy friends.
Animal charities are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of dogs and cats being borught into their shelters, with owners simply unable to afford them. In this time of economic downturn where buisnesses are crumbling all around us, our animal companions seem to be being hit just as hard as us, as owners struggle with their own bills as well as their pets. Paying for hospical care such as animal cardiology is expensive and people just cannot afford it. Pets are being dropped off at shelters or taken out far away from the family home and left to fend for themselves.
So what has also contributed to this? Some families got a pet last xmas, only for their job situation to change suddenly. Meaning that the families new addition is the first one out the door before the kids can become too attached. Another reason is people are forced to downgrade to smaller living quarters which have a no pets policy.
Can animal hospitals cope with this sudden influx in vet referrals?
Most animal charities are now close to being full, only able to take in emergency cases. With people being more stingy with their belts charities and shelters in general are recieving less money as ‘charity begins at home’.
The light at the end of the tunnel is that January saw some shelters report a increase in people adopting animals, most animal charities are still seeing more animals arriving than going out.
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