Animal charities and wothing vets have noticed that the Credit crunch is now taking it's toll on our fluffy friends.

Animal charities are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of dogs and cats being borught into their shelters, with owners simply unable to afford them. During this credit crunch, companies are struggling to make ends meet, people just cant cope with both their bills and the bills of their pets. Paying for hospical care such as animal physiotherapy is expensive and people just cannot afford it.  The family pets are being dropped in the middel of no-where and left to fend for themselves or taken to animal shelters to be rehomed.

So what has bought this situation about? This xmas you may have brought a pet for your family. Some are facing unemployment and the families newest face is suddenly unaffordable. Some people are being forced out of their homes into smaller places which dont allow pets to be kept.

Can animal hospitals cope with this sudden influx in vet referrals?

Animal charities and re-homing centres are close to bursting, now only willing to take the most severe of cases. They are also receiving less donations to, with the credit crunch seeing the belts tightening and all charities getting less handouts as people struggle to even save themselves.

The light at the end of the tunnel is that January saw some shelters report a increase in people adopting animals, most animal charities are still seeing more animals arriving than going out.

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