Disabled Pets Stranded In Florida (NBC 5 Chicago)
A Wisconsin couple traveling with their unique house pets in an RV, are stranded in Florida after their mobile home was destroyed by fire. Traveling with the animals is no simple feat.
Economy forces pet owners to abandon animals (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
DESIREE STINSON, executive director at Pets Lifeline, visits with some of the 130 cats and kittens currently at Pets Lifeline. The shelter has taken in a higher number of animals since the poor economy has forced many people to give up their pets.
Officials offer amnesty for exotic pets Saturday (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
Faced with growing reports of exotic snakes and reptiles roaming the wilds of Florida and competing with native animals, state wildlife officials have made it easier for exotic pet owners to give up pets they no longer want.
Even pets feeling the sting of the economy (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Family pets are feeling the bite of the nation’s financial crisis. An increasing number of animals have been abandoned or given up for adoption by people who’ve lost jobs or homes, according to animal-rescue groups.
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