Check out this article from Lemondrop.com
Most people consider their pets to be part of the family. This means doing for them what you do for the rest of your kids: feeding them, clothing them, breaking them out of jail ... After a Dallas man's lost cat turned up at an animal shelter, the pound billed him $132 to get it back. Upset with the fee, he left without the cat. Then he returned to the shelter, catnapped the kitty and threatened the staff with a baseball bat. Police are still searching for the man, who could be charged with aggravated robbery and two counts of assault.
Perhaps the man hasn't heard that the shaky economy has been hitting animal shelters hard. With the rising cost of animal maintenance and the decline in pet adoption, some shelters have to close their doors to our homeless furry friends. And with more people dumping their animals at the shelters to cut costs (and as they downsize from mortgage-crashed houses), many of these nonprofits are seriously suffering.
"You have to factor in electric bills, health costs, just food to feed the animals. A bag of dog food is $20 a bag. That will only feed one dog per week," Jennifer Petrain, a PAWS Volunteer, told ABC.So next time your lost puppy has been found at the local animal shelter, don't be like Bat Man. Pay your dues, grab your cat, and maybe take an extra one home with you.
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