Is The Credit Crunch Affecting Our Pets?

Animal charities and wothing vets have noticed that the Credit crunch is now taking it’s toll on our fluffy friends.

Animal charities are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of dogs and cats being borught into their shelters, with owners simply unable to afford them. During this time of economic crises, where buisnesses are collapsing and going under left, right and centre and making people redundant, our animal companions seem to be hit as well, as owners just can continue to cope with thier own bills of rent and then their pets food, veternary and insurance bills. Paying for hospical care such as animal physiotherapy is expensive and people just cannot afford it.  The loving family pets are being left at animal shelters or left in the middle of no-where to look after themselves.

What has bought this on? Spare a thought for all those animals who were bought as xams presents0 more so this year. Families that could afford that new puppy suddenly cant due to redundancy, and rover’s looking at the chop. Another reason is people are forced to downgrade to smaller living quarters which have a no pets policy.

Can animal hospitals cope with this sudden influx in vet referrals?

Alot of animal charities and re-homing centres are close to full, now unfortunetly only taking in the most severe of emergency cases. They are also receiving less donations to, with the credit crunch seeing the belts tightening and all charities getting less handouts as people struggle to even save themselves.

There is a bright spot on the end of this tail (pun intended), as january saw an increase in the number of pet adoptions, which has been the best month for awhile, but the ratio between those coming in and those going out with a loving family are still agreat distance apart.