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Why economic hardship is keeping more animals in shelters

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In the first 14 months of the pandemic, nearly one in five American households adopted a cat or dog. But as COVID precautions shift and inflation takes its toll on the economy, many of those pets are going back into shelters — creating a crisis of capacity.

Go to full article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-economic-hardship-is-keeping-more-animals-in-shelters

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