Another ramification of the pandemic - pets being given up to shelters

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

Shortage of housing is a big problem here. Employers can't get workers because the workers can't find housing.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458085)

• Switzerland

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv We do not have this problem here in Switzerland, until some years ago in some big cities like Zürich and Geneva... after the pandemic there are free apartments and office spaces.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29129)

• United Kingdom

20 Jan 21

We have the opposite problem here - people stuck at home deciding to get a dog. Thefts of pets are up, and dogs are selling for close to double previous prices. We are expecting to see an increase in unwanted pets when lockdown ends and people have to go back to work and have less time, or maybe lose their jobs when the furlough scheme ends and have less money, or just realise that a cute puppy needs a lot of training to grow into a well-behaved pet and not a liability and they haven't done that!

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

I can see problems in the future too where people have taken on a pet without thinking it through.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95134)

• Marion, Ohio

20 Jan 21

Its sad when pets get given away like that.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95134)

• Marion, Ohio

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv I have said I would live in a box first.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

It must be heart-breaking. Housing is really hard to find at the moment.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

21 Jan 21

sadly that sorta thingy 'tis happenin' here'n the u.s., too. folks 'dopted pups 'n cats when the pandemic started 'n now 're strugglin' 'fter so many months 'f lock downs to keep a roof o'er their own heads.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv so very true. i know that many thought takin' a shelter pet 'twas a good idea. give 'em somethin' to care fer, the critter a lovin' home. not thinkin' to the future. then 'gain, who would'a believed 'this' 'd gone'n fer so long?

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

@crazyhorseladycx And who would have thought they might lose their housing and virtually be out on the streets?

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

Sometimes people don't think about the real costs and consequences of taking on a pet.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12595)

• Ireland

20 Jan 21

@judyev Here we’ve had a brisk trade in puppies. It seems that people are bored / lonely at home so seek canine company. And the trendiest breed to go for in my area is the Husky. For some sensible people it’s a great idea - company and exercise. But we know that for a lot of folk the novelty with grow off. I would love to have a dog to take for long walks along the river but I draw the line at poop-scooping so I’ll pass on having a dog.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

A lot here have taken on a pet too but I wonder what happens if they're expected to go back to an office to work. And you're right about the novelty wearing off. Pets are cheap to have either. They come with lots of expenses.

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Ma. Lourdes Macaya

@macayada (1497)

• Cavite City, Philippines

21 Jan 21

Pets like dogs and cats are truly lovable, they make us happy. They are good friendly buddy. It is saddening if they are used to having a human family and then suddenly sent to shelters of totally different lonely environment.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

Yes, they must wonder what has happened to their world.

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Ma. Lourdes Macaya

@macayada (1497)

• Cavite City, Philippines

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv So sad they can't talk to express their feelings but you can see in their eyes their sadness.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134456)

• Roseburg, Oregon

20 Jan 21

I hope the virus when end soon and these type of problems will be gone.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

That would be the ideal situation.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246741)

• United States

25 Jan 21

The pandemic has caused havoc everywhere. Our son left NYC by renting his co-op and bought a home in New Jersey.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246741)

• United States

26 Jan 21

@JudyEv Much safer. He has his own large yard and fresh air for the kids and the dogs. Of course they take precautions when going out, but it was very risky in their lobby and elevator and just walking the streets of New York City.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan 21

@DianneN I can understand that.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jan 21

I gather he feels safer there?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306137)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

20 Jan 21

That's sad they need to give up their pets.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306137)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Jan 21

@JudyEv Yes, it would.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

It would be heart-breaking to have to do that.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55698)

• Portugal

20 Jan 21

It is sad, our pets are part of the family.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

It must break the owner's heart to have to give up a pet.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55698)

• Portugal

22 Jan 21

@JudyEv I can't imagine myself doing that

but I know some people don't have another way.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156159)

• United States

20 Jan 21

Cute picture. If we still had our dogs, I would do just about everything to keep them. We had to surrender them; and it was heartbreaking.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

I'm sorry you had to give up your dogs. It must have been a terrible time.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156159)

• United States

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv We still miss them terribly.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (78761)

• United States

22 Jan 21

Nothing is ever as simple as things seem. There are so many ramifications and complications caused by this Covid thing, and many of them are worst than Covid itself.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan 21

IN the news tonight, it said there'd been an upsurge of new bands in our states so international acts can't come in at the moment.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (78761)

• United States

25 Jan 21

@JudyEv Ugh.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

20 Jan 21

Turmoil all over the world. A cute poodle.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

There are all sorts of situations occurring that we're not really prepared for.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv I know Judy.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54413)

• United States

20 Jan 21

It is so sad, it is happening all around the world. The organization we work with has twice its normal number of dogs in the system right tnow. The other side though, many more people are adopting now also.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

Actually, this article said that too. Housing is really short at the moment and houses are selling like hot cakes - to the surprise of all.

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@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 21

@DocAndersen Everyone expected houses to be hard to sell but everyone seems to be buying.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54413)

• United States

21 Jan 21

@JudyEv So housing is funny where I live. Right now (presidential turn over) there are 100s of houses for sale. so the market goes down around the inauguration. Then it starts back up again!

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