Pets killed daily because of debt
Pet owners are giving up their animals at an alarming rate.
This is just another sign of how credit card debt is affecting the American household. A household is more than just a mother and a father and 1.2 children, but also includes the family pet.
ASPCA’s are seeing this on a consistant basis, individuals walking in, having to make a decision that they think is is not in their control. Quite often they feel the stress and anxiety of credit card debt looming over their heads. This is an disastrous byproduct of our existing times.
Examples of people making the choice of settling their debt, or taking care of a valued member of the household have been showing up all over our cities. From families turning in their dogs and cats in order to pay for medical bills, to households putting to sleep their dogs and cats so they can afford to keep current on credit card bills and try not to drown in the debt. The economic breakdown is making it ever more hard for some households to justify shelling out as much as a thousand dollars annually or more on the care and food for their pets.
The population escalation at animal shelters around the U.S. shows how the fragile economy is also shrinking the pool of possible adopters.
The back lash has been overpopulation of shelters resulting in a faster rate of pets being put down, and quite a few shelters turning away people looking to give up dogs and cats. Of the estimated 6 million to 8 million dogs and cats sent to animal shelters every year, over half are put to sleep what is left is adopted.
Having to make the choise to abandon a cat can wreak deep emotional scars on a family unit, more so on the children who have no understanding of economic pain. We cannot expect them to be aware of the immense choice their parents have to make, abandoning their dog to ensure after they pay their bills and debt they can be fed and clothed.
The only other option for many people other than abandoning their family pet is to dig themselves out of debt. Debt settlement companies can help families lower their monthly house hold expenses eliminating their need to make the immense decision to allow their pet to be euthanized. The more people understand that there are options; the less stress will be put on the local shelters trying to deal with this issue on a daily basis.
Another solution is to find a person or family member able to temporarily adopt your family pet. This would allow you to be at ease knowing they are well taken care of and loved. This would allow you to take time and create a debt relief plan putting them in a position to once again make their family pet a part of the household again.
