Price hikes are a double whammy for pet owners who are crushed by inflation
Minneapolis
CNN
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As head of PAWS Atlanta, Joe Labriola can get a good sense of the region’s economic well-being from the day-to-day activity of the city’s oldest no-kill animal shelter.
Through the course of the past year, it has become increasingly clear to him that people in the area are struggling under the weight of inflation and economic uncertainty.
Practically the entirety of the daily call volume consists of requests to rehome pets. The shelter’s “surrender queue” is full, awaiting adoptions to free up space in the main shelter. And the shelves at PAWS Atlanta’s Pet Food Pantry quickly…
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