Pet Throws

The six bedrooms, bathroom home in four southern Florida like many other expensive homes emptied because of foreclosure, with a difference. A Labrador Retriever was left in the large fully fenced yard, prancing a bowl of water vacuum. Luckily, neighbors heard "Buddy" whining and called the SPCA, saving him from slow starvation that had already dropped 55 pounds of the 70 elders.

Buddy was just a victim of a silent wave of cruelty sweeping the nation as fortification interest rates have driven people from their homes. Across the country, people who had their homes taken by the bank are moving. The problem that rescuers see is that they are relocating without taking their pets, or at least, by handing them to a local shelter.

"It is" horrible, "said a real estate agent who refused to give his name for this section," I rescued a Chihuahua and her litter of three puppies from a house seized three weeks ago. She had hidden in a closet. If they did not whine when we did a walk through the preparation to show the house, they would be dead. "

Other agents have had to call animal control for dogs left in houses and yards of foreclosed homes, which were still on guard and refusing to let strangers on the property. Worse stories can be real estate agents and bank representatives had found that pets died because they were left without food or water. In these cases, notes explaining that the former owners could not take the animal with them doing nothing to mitigate the disgust that animal lovers feel about dying or dead animals that could at least have been linked to measures of shelter. At a minimum, it could be quick, painless death instead of suffering for days or weeks.

Realtors and other professionals who deal with foreclosed homes have more problems than reprehensible cruelty involved. Once abandoned, a pet can cause thousands of dollars in damage to a house and yard. The feces and urine left by an animal trapped in a house can leave carpets unusable. Damages caused by pets trying to get out of the house can serve as doors, windows and walls must be completely replaced. Yards can be ravaged by a bored / hungry / solitary animal. This is not just about cruelty to animals is also a question of millions of dollars.

SPCA shelters are desperately trying to stem the tide of foreclosure pets free food, little or no cost spaying and neutering programs. The Humane Society of the United States (hsus.org) did launch a "lock" the Fund, with $ 15,000. The shelters can apply for grants of up to $ 2000 to help families in financial difficulty keep their animals. Some shelters are adding "lock" to their list of reasons to return the pets to help determine the impact of this new phenomenon.

Shelters and rescue are also encourage more landlords to accept pets. If you find that you represent a property has an abandoned animal:

- If the animal is friendly, it may be possible to make a shelter with a minimum of fuss. Be aware, however, that the abandoned pets can have parasites and other issues that make your vehicle transport in a mess at best proposal. In case of doubt, it is always best to contact animal control or SPCA.

- If the animal seems in no way aggressive or afraid, do not approach! Fearing and / or aggressive animals bite and scratch! Animal control officers are more equipped to deal with this type of situation.

- Before you leave, leave a container of water available for the pet if all possible means. In hot climates, in particular, access to water is imperative.

If you represent a foreclosed property:

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