MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — Animal shelters and humane societies are at or reaching full capacity. That’s because the nation’s inflation problem is forcing some pet owners to give up their furry friends. Owning and caring for a pet is more expensive now, and that has left some owners struggling to afford rising costs. Local 6 […]
Expensive animal feed hurting livestock farming
The big jump in the price of animal feed – a global problem resulting from the war in Ukraine – has led Greek livestock farmers to feed their animals as little as possible or having to send their herds for slaughter, while a big drop in the production of sheep’s milk in Crete means that […]
California animal shelters send pleas for help amid struggles with inflation
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Animal shelters in California, like many Americans, are struggling financially as inflation continues to climb and are asking for additional support. U.S. inflation increased to 8.2% in September compared to the same time in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The Valley Animal Center in Fresno and […]
Animal shelters overwhelmed as inflation drives Americans to give up their pets
Animal shelters are seeing their worst overcrowding in three years as the pandemic adoption boom cools and inflation drives owners to surrender their pets in droves. About 23 million Americans adopted pets during COVID-19 quarantines in April and May 2020 — nearly one in every five households — according to the American Society for the […]