The number of abandoned foreclosure pets continues to rise in most areas of Nevada as the housing market crisis shows no sign of abating. With the recession and the housing market crisis both hitting the state, most households find it necessary to take advantage of the assistance of food banks to be able to sustain themselves.
As food and bill expenses continue to be major problems among majority of the state's residents, feeding a dog or a cat becomes almost impossible and most domestic animals end up abandoned or left in overcrowded and understaffed pet shelters. Most families are also unable to even exert any effort to find solutions to pet-related problems, having had to deal with their own personal financial troubles.
With household cats and dogs often left to their own devices, a community-established organization has recently been launched to provide assistance to these animals that have no way of taking care of themselves. According to the founders of the Foreclosed Upon Pets Inc., with Nevada being on the top of the list where one can find foreclosure house listings by the thousands, it comes as no surprise that finding a home for these pets have become a problem.
The organization focuses on helping foreclosure pets find permanent homes or families who are willing to take them in. It also gets help from retail stores like Petco which has established a pet pantry bin where customers can make donations ranging from pet food to pet supplies that will then be given to households who are having difficulties feeding and caring for their pets.
The effort is designed to lower the number of pet owners who are forced to give up their dogs and cats. Officials from the Foreclosed Upon Pets organization reveal that households who get supplies through the organization are greatly thankful for not having to worry about feeding their pets while they are looking for money to feed themselves and pay their mortgage or rent.
The organization's founders have added that Foreclosed Upon Pets rely solely on community, corporate and organizational donations. They added that these three pillars make a lot of difference in terms of saving foreclosure pets from certain death, either in the streets or through euthanasia.
