I'm sure everyone has heard about the recent influx of pets at the animal shelters and adoption facilities due to home foreclosures. Some animals are even found abandoned in vacant homes, tied to trees in the back and just left to starve in a home that won't be entered for months.
I'm not a vegetarian, I'm not a tree hugger and I'm not a member of PETA I'm just your average realtor who has two kids, a dog and a cat. What I am, is concerned and confused. How can someone just turn their back on the family pet? I can understand a matter of life or death.. the house is burning down.. do I save the daughter or the dog? Hell, it better be the daughter! But this isn't the case. When you lose your home due to foreclosure, it's never a surprise.
I went through a divorce about six years ago and couldn't care for the family cat in my temporary rental residence. I was able to find someone kind enough to keep her for me for a year until I could take her back again. Sure it would have been easier to dump her off at a shelter, but she belonged to my children, and it didn't seem fair to take them through the divorce AND grieve the loss of their pet at the same time. I'm a firm believer that for every problem there is a creative solution.
Since the shelters are filling up maybe folks who are struggling to make their house payments should border a few of these animals for a reasonable price. Wouldn't that be a win-win solution?
When you adopt a pet you are responsible for that animal. That means you care for them, you keep them safe and if you cannot provide a home for them you make sure they are taken care of.
I've heard enough of the sad stories - I'd love to hear from anyone who has a creative solution or positive suggestion!
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