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Soaring Cost of Living Causes Spike in Number of Pets Being Abandoned, Surrendered to Shelters

'All of the shelters in the area are full because no one is adopting.'

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Soaring Cost of Living Causes Spike in Number of Pets Being Abandoned, Surrendered to Shelters
Vergil, Morgan and Wyatt Earp, three-month-old puppies available for adoption at the Humane Society of the Nature Coast in Brooksville, Florida. (Patricia Tolson/The Epoch Times
Patricia Tolson
By Patricia Tolson
6/2/2022Updated: 6/3/2022
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According to a growing number of reports, the soaring costs of food, gas, and housing are causing a spike in the number of family pets being abandoned or surrendered to shelters.

In January 2022, the first alarming animal shelter statistics began to emerge. While an average of 6.2 million animals are taken into shelters each year, only about 3.2 million find a home. The other three million are euthanized.
Patricia Tolson
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Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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