We see evidence of the home foreclosure crisis everywhere. There are few blocks in Michigan without multiple "For Sale" signs in front of them and most of us know someone who can't sell their house even though they may have moved out of state in search of work months ago. Foreclosures hit pets too. 18 cats and a dog were recently found in a Grand Blanc storage unit because. Their owner's home was foreclosed and, she says, she had noplace else to keep them. The cats had upper respiratory infections and every one was euthanized, but the dog, Leo, is now up for adoption. The owner agreed to surrender him to animal control to avoid criminal charges, but she wants him back so he can come live with her and her son. In their car.
Many shelters are overcrowded due in part to the economic crisis and even purebreds are being surrendered or abandoned by once-loving owners who can no longer afford to care for them and many shelters are no overcrowded. The Humane Society is over capacy with cats and at capacity with dogs and as this article illustrates, financial hardship of their previous owners is a major contributor to the situation.
The Oakland Pet Adoption Center, located at 1700 Brown Road in Auburn Hills has more cats than it can handle and its foster homes are also overcrowded. They are desperate need of supply donations and foster homes for cats and kittens especially. They have greatly reduced adoption fees and held many recent promotional events in an effort to help alleviate the overcrowding. Residents of Oakland County are encouraged to contact the Oakland Pet Fund to find out how they can help through volunteering and donations.
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