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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

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While many animal shelters already struggle on a day-to-day basis to care for the millions of unwanted animals that are dropped at their door, the numbers have grown to an almost unmanageable degree over the last few years. The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness.

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26 Dogs saved by the ASPCA

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The dogs had been left to starve, no food, water or even shelter from freezing temperatures. “They bear the battle scars consistent with those of fighting dogs,&# Rickey said. “Being chained 24/7 is no way to live—they have lived miserable lives, and are just starved for human contact.&#. .

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears.

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