As home prices continue to surge, more people are renting. Rescues and shelters are taking “proactive” action to keep pets that have a home in their home. Then came the affordable housing crisis. · families forced to move due to rising rent or eviction are surrendering beloved pets because they can’t find pet -friendly housing. Across the country, renters are running into a wall. Is a perfect storm causing a veterinary crisis? Videos of empty animal shelters went viral; · animal shelters had a strong 2020. In many communities stray animal numbers are up, and with fewer low-cost vet clinics available, more pet owners are giving up animals they can’t afford to care for. · when monthly pet rent fees and increased deposits are added to the mix, the story becomes one of real struggles for local animal shelters and pet owners. Are overcrowded shelters a dog problem or a cat problem? But pet owners often struggle to find affordable housing that allows pets, let alone options without exorbitant pet deposits and monthly pet fees. Is kaine a problem for shelters? · lonely and stuck at home, millions of americans turned to animals for comfort in the early days of the covid-19 pandemic, adopting and fostering cats and dogs from shelters at record rates. · when renters move into new, more affordable housing , they often encounter restrictions on pets , with larger dogs and pit bulls more likely to be barred. The search for housing is hard enough, but adding a pet makes it nearly impossible. Wired called it “the feel-good pandemic story you need right now. ” · then there’s the housing crisis , which is hitting pet owners particularly hard. Are shelters letting up?

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