Comments: The other crisis: Pets losing their homes too

“I think these people should be found and prosecuted. Anyone who does not take care of their animals should go to jail. This sickens me.” — Responsible ..., Oct 06 2008

“how can you be so in love with an animal to take care of it on a daily basis but then in a crisis, they're the first thing to go!? I would never give up on my dogs. They have shown me so much loyalty and trust, there is no way I could bring myself to ditch them.” — peeetbulllover, Sep 05 2008

“I can't understand people who would just leave a pet, under any circumstances!! I would never leave my dogs anywhere!! They go with me always, no matter what. ” — yorkiemom, Jul 16 2008

“i dont understand why people like that that are just willing to dump their pet bother to get one in the first place if they cant love them, whats the point ???” — sallymagundy, Jul 11 2008

“I have been in a few precarious situations in my adult life with moving. I would live out of my car before I would ever abandon my pets. People are just cruel! I hope I never run into anyone who neglets any animal in any way. I may just have to show them what its like.” — lablovertoo, Jul 09 2008

“I wonder if these people who leave their pets behind would also leave their child behind if the child became "inconvenient!"” — GothGirl, Apr 07 2008

“My pit bull is absolutely the sweetest dog I've ever known, and very anxious to please. She loves people and other dogs, and tries to play with my cats. They just won't cooperate. She's such a lover.” — Roozoo, Mar 16 2008

“So very true. Whether it's a foreclosure or an eviction, or a simple moving because you can't pay the rent, the animals get the brunt many times. Shelters who bear the burden of the discarded animals, and truly the community, need to provide solutions and education before these throwaways become the throwaways.” — debbie, Mar 05 2008

“Unfortunately this kind of stuff was happening before the foreclosure crisis. The problem is that people think of dogs as disposable - like a couch you throw out - and don't seem to register that they are just as capable of pain and suffering as we are. ” — PuppyPants, Mar 01 2008

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