Tough Times for Some People with Pets - Please Help

very true, as well as sad. I drop off food when I can at my loval dog shelter as well.

I never thought about giving pet food to an animal shelter....ours is run by our city, which is in great financial shape. But I wonder if shelters in general allow families to bring pets, and if they need help. You really started me thinking. 

The employees at our animal shelters are all volunteers.  Our community really respects the shelter and helps with a lot of donations.

This is so true! Be sure you take your pet to a no kill shelter, otherwise they only last there a bit over two weeks. If an older person needs money for food... I would buy it for them.

A few years ago I had a friend who had to give up her cat because her husband got Alizheimer's.  He was not steady and they had a cat that loved to be under foot.  I wanted to take her, but had 5 pets already and could not.  I was heart broken, but did understand her plight.  So sometimes it's not even the economy that does it.

I also try to help out my local shelter as much as I can.

Thanks for sharing this.  We have heard a lot in Phoenix about displaced pets too.  People don't often think about their pets when they are financially or emotionally stressed. 

How true!  Especially true for people with horses, that do not have a lot of acreage.  So sad to see horses in a bad situation.  Another place that could use donations is Mobile Meals or Meals on Wheels, usually to low income, elderly, or shut-ins.  Great blog!

Pam, we've often held pet food drives to help ease the burden for local foster families or other who just need a little help keeping their pets fed during tough times.