Sat, Nov 22, 2008

Arizona / West

Foreclosures leaving pets abandoned

The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.08.2008
PHOENIX — People who face foreclosure and have to get rid of pets are contributing to an increase in the number of animals at shelters in the Phoenix area.
Some distressed homeowners often find themselves in smaller rental homes or apartments after losing their homes, and many of those rentals don't allow pets.
Many owners take their animals to shelters, but others simply move without their pets, leaving them behind in the backyard or abandoning them on the side of the road.