Last night’s TV news reported that the high foreclosure rate in the central Ohio area has resulted in additional victims – the 4-legged kind.
The Capital Area Humane Society said during their interview that abandonments have increased by people who have vacated their foreclosed home. People in financial difficulty often lose the means to care for pets and may release the pet to the local shelter.
However, there has a been a rash of people walking away from their foreclosed homes and LEAVING THE PET BEHIND IN THE HOME TO STARVE AND DIE!
The report showed a dog confined to a bedroom that was extremely skinny but still alive. Another German Shepherd puppy left in a crate in the garage did not fare so well – it died.
If you know of such homes where the owners pick up and leave, AND if they had a pet while they lived there, PLEASE check to see if the pet was left behind. If you hear a dog barking, please call your local humane society for assistance.
This story made me sick when I heard it. I can’t fathom how people could do such a thing to a poor helpless animal. You can help by alerting your friends to the situation, and ask them to also keep alert that a helpless pet may need your assistance before it starves and dies.
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This is one of the saddest stories I’ve heard. I don’t know how someone can do such terrible things to their own pet
Yes Elaine this made me so sad when I heard about it. I have a story from two years ago when people left and left their poor dog inside the home when they vanished. This was not a happy ending. :0(
The story mentioned that some of the owners apparently think that people working for the lender or sheriff’s office will be entering the home and thus, will rescue the animal. But as we know, that may not happen for weeks as the paperwork is processed. In the meantime, the pet is dying an agonizing death.
Luckily there are more good pet owners than not. It would be awful otherwise! And Murphy is a lucky pup
LOL. As Kristal said on another post, that when she is reincarnated, she wants to come back as my dog.
Elaine,
Thanks for the timely article. As someone who worked with a local shelter, I can, sadly, echo your comments. People can be very cruel and coldhearted when it comes to their animals. Some of the things I’ve seen leave me with bad dreams still.
Keep up the good work..you’re a dear person who cares deeply for animals.
Debi, it’s hard volunteering for a shelter … just so sad. It was all I could do to not take a whole bunch of dogs home. I don’t know how the people do it who actually work there full-time.
Your ’3 boys’ I’m sure are so grateful to you.