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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

4 The Love Of Animals

So what does this mean for animal shelters that are already overflowing? And limited public funding means that shelters have to rely on public donations to bear the brunt of rising costs for care and housing of these animals. And this all leads to the most unfortunate outcome, euthanasia. Tags: guest post.

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Race for the Rescues

4 The Love Of Animals

Because of foreclosures, the city shelters are in crisis and flooded with animals – which, in turn, has dramatically increased the euthanasia rate. The animals need us now more than ever!”. Race for the Rescues originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on September 14, 2009. Tags: events.

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