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Abandoned Foreclosure Pets Get Care from Donors, Shelters

January 24th, 2010 admin No Comments »

Abandoned foreclosure pets are still getting attention from animal shelters and donors across the country despite reports of overcrowding in animal shelters and rescue centers and declines in donations and funding.

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the animal shelter Grand Strand Humane Society recently received a passenger van from Laura Perneski who has been volunteering at the shelter for over a year. As Perneski cared for pets at the shelter, she saw the need for an outfitted van to transport animals for adoption and to promote more pet adoptions.

Perneski asked help from Seaboard Signs, Coastline Pets and other local businesses to customize the van and outfit it with cages, leashes, food bowls and water containers and a heating and air-conditioning system.

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Shelters Serving More Teens from Foreclosure-Hit Families

January 2nd, 2010 admin No Comments »

Shelters in Minneapolis, Minnesota and in other cities across the country are seeing sharp increases in young people aged 16 to 21 approaching homeless shelters for help.

According to analysts, the number of homeless young people is rising largely because of job losses, home foreclosures, family problems and other forms of abuses. Barbara Duffield, policy head for the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, explained that when families suffer extreme difficulties and cannot afford to feed and house all their children, the older children are forced to fend for themselves.

In the Twin Cities, social service workers estimate that each night, around 1,500 young people are looking for a bed to sleep on to pass the night, but there are only about 50 shelter beds available.

At Hope Street Emergency Shelter in Minneapolis, which is run by Catholic Charities for young people, only 16 beds are available.

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