Dogs,cats and equine are being abandoned or left at shelters, owners can't care for them.
The victims of foreclosure face a bleak financial situation, made all the worse when pets are involved.
When someone can no longer afford to make rent or mortgage payments, it is also a challenge to afford to properly care for animals. Animal shelters are seeing an increase in pets being surrendered because their owners are being foreclosed upon. And the foreclosure rate has sharply increased due pandemic pressure and unemployment, Brookings reports.
Pets Are Abandoned During Foreclosures At A Staggering Rate
BY MATTHEW RUSSELLThe victims of foreclosure face a bleak financial situation, made all the worse when pets are involved.
When someone can no longer afford to make rent or mortgage payments, it is also a challenge to afford to properly care for animals. Animal shelters are seeing an increase in pets being surrendered because their owners are being foreclosed upon. And the foreclosure rate has sharply increased due pandemic pressure and unemployment, Brookings reports.