{"id":4040,"date":"2020-10-06T00:40:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2020-10-06T00:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:40:54","slug":"americans-are-starting-to-give-up-their-pets-because-of-covid-19-hardships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/americans-are-starting-to-give-up-their-pets-because-of-covid-19-hardships\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans are starting to give up their pets because of COVID-19 hardships"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-hero__container default\" data-test=\"article-hero\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__bg-container\">\n<header class=\"article-hero__header mh0-print layout-grid-container\" data-test=\"article-hero__header\">\n<div class=\"article-hero-headline layout-grid-item grid-col-10-xl\">\n<h1 data-test=\"article-hero__headline\"><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article-hero__headline f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 publico-hed lh-title\" data-test=\"article-hero__headline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We&#8217;ve been hearing that\u00a0 shelters are adopting out many animals as a result of the COVID Pandemic.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"article-hero__headline f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 publico-hed lh-title\" data-test=\"article-hero__headline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Well, this article tells the other side of the sad story about pets during the COVID Pandemic.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 class=\"article-hero__headline f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 publico-hed lh-title\" data-test=\"article-hero__headline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Animal shelters and other nonprofits are working to help keep pets at home with the people who love them.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-holder layout-grid-container mb8\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-container layout-grid-item grid-col-10-xl grid-col-push-2-xl\">\n<figure class=\"article-hero__main\"><picture class=\"article-hero__main-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614134\/pets-surrendered-during-pandemic-te-main-200929_937b3fcb0e7529c892aa829fd2c2c721.fit-2000w.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614134\/pets-surrendered-during-pandemic-te-main-200929_937b3fcb0e7529c892aa829fd2c2c721.fit-1240w.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614134\/pets-surrendered-during-pandemic-te-main-200929_937b3fcb0e7529c892aa829fd2c2c721.fit-1000w.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614134\/pets-surrendered-during-pandemic-te-main-200929_937b3fcb0e7529c892aa829fd2c2c721.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"219\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Best Friends Animal Society<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"article-body\" data-taboola-target=\"read-more\">\n<div class=\"gridContainer___j_ovn gridContainer article-body__grid--container\">\n<div class=\"ad dn-print\" data-test=\"ad__container\">\n<div data-enigma=\"true\" data-slot=\"interstitial\" data-sizes=\"[[[0,0],[[4,4]]]]\" data-refresh-interval=\"0\" data-render-on-view=\"true\" data-targeting=\"{}\" data-active-tab=\"true\">\n<div id=\"div-mps-ad-interstitial-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<section class=\"mb7\">\n<div class=\"mb1 founders-mono f2 lh-copy gray-80 ls-tight\"><time class=\"relative z-1\" datetime=\"Fri Oct 02 2020 16:30:00 GMT+0000 (UTC)\" data-test=\"timestamp__datePublished\">Oct. 2, 2020, 9:30 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"article-body__source\">\u00a0\/\u00a0Source:\u00a0TODAY<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"founders-cond f6 lh-none\" data-test=\"byline\">By\u00a0Jen Reeder<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">When three older Labrador retrievers wound up at Lily\u2019s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary this summer, they hadn\u2019t done anything wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">Luka, 7, Kona, 9, and Bella, 11, had lived happy lives together as ranch dogs in California. But when their owner lost his business and his home due to the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, he could no longer afford to care for them. He\u2019d tried for about a month to figure out a way to keep them but realized he didn\u2019t have a choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cHe was a mess,\u201d Alice Mayn, founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilyslegacy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lily\u2019s Legacy<\/a>, told TODAY. \u201cThose dogs were his life. He\u2019d done a really, really good job with them but he had to give them up.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"embedWidget medium___2BOWB\">\n<div class=\"usePresentation___1DKgp\">\n<div class=\"\" data-poll=\"have-you-struggled-to-care-for-your-pets-h0Xu9o\" data-customer=\"today\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"opinary-root\">Because the dogs were so bonded to one another, the sanctuary managed to place them together in a new home. But Mayn is concerned that other senior pets are at risk during the pandemic. Lily\u2019s Legacy, which is located in Petaluma, California, has already had five dogs surrendered due to the pandemic recession, and she knows of two more coming in soon for the same reason.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightRail___dVqzv article-body__right-rail HFSBumped\">\n<div class=\"pkg taboola taboola___3CUsq dn-print\" data-packageid=\"tdna192819\" data-test=\"taboola\">\n<div id=\"taboola-right-rail-thumbnails-tdna192819\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-rr \" data-test=\"placeholder\" data-placement-name=\"Right Rail Thumbnails - Bento\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_91084\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-rr trc-content-sponsored \">\n<div id=\"trc_header_91084\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\"><picture class=\"theimg___2hTn3\" data-lazyloaded=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614178\/surrenders-labs-today-inline-092520_2a9ccda3919b58857914d2bacfbff843.fit-760w.jpeg\" alt=\"Three black Labrador retrievers smile from the back of a car.\" width=\"295\" height=\"195\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<h6><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span class=\"caption__container\">After being surrendered to Lily&#8217;s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary in Petaluma, California, due to economic hardships, Luka, Kona and Bella were adopted together to a loving home. Alice Mayn, founder of the sanctuary, is concerned that more senior dogs will be surrendered during the pandemic and is hosting &#8220;Saving Senior Dogs Week&#8221; from Oct. 26-Nov. 1 to highlight the need for senior dog adoption.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Courtesy of Lily&#8217;s Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had people that have been affected by the recession, and the lack of jobs, and not being able to pay their rent and that sort of thing,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019ve lost their homes or have to move and can\u2019t take a dog with them or are moving in with family and they don\u2019t have room. There are a variety of things. I\u2019m very worried about them \u2014 and this COVID thing obviously isn\u2019t going to go away tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">In August, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/about-us\/press-releases\/aspca-estimates-number-pets-living-poverty-their-owners-could-exceed-244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data<\/a>\u00a0estimating that 4.2 million pets will enter poverty in the next six months as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, a 21% increase from pre-pandemic estimates. The total number of animals living in poverty could rise to more than 24.4 million dogs, cats, horses and other animals.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embedWidget medium___2BOWB\">\n<div class=\"usePresentation___1DKgp\">\n<div id=\"opinary-root\">Matt Bershadker, president and CEO of the ASPCA, said the organization is working to address the crisis. In March, the nonprofit launched a $5 million<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/about-us\/press-releases\/aspcar-commits-assisting-200000-animals-impacted-covid-19-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Initiative<\/a>\u00a0to help families keep their pets at home by improving access to veterinary care, pet food and supplies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cWe are working to reimagine how the animal welfare and veterinary field can best serve pets, owners and communities,\u201d he told TODAY in an email. \u201cProviding access to free pet food, supplies, veterinary care, emergency boarding and information will help keep animals safe and healthy, in their homes and out of shelters, while also sustaining important family bonds for millions of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\"><picture class=\"theimg___2hTn3\" data-lazyloaded=\"true\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614179\/surrenders-food-today-inline-092920_9d9fad2279a4f3c849c5fcef02ca8f14.fit-1120w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614179\/surrenders-food-today-inline-092920_9d9fad2279a4f3c849c5fcef02ca8f14.fit-560w.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614179\/surrenders-food-today-inline-092920_9d9fad2279a4f3c849c5fcef02ca8f14.fit-1520w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614179\/surrenders-food-today-inline-092920_9d9fad2279a4f3c849c5fcef02ca8f14.fit-760w.jpg 1x\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614179\/surrenders-food-today-inline-092920_9d9fad2279a4f3c849c5fcef02ca8f14.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers pass pet food for a pantry.\" width=\"312\" height=\"208\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<h6 class=\"medium___pQui_\"><em><span class=\"caption__container\">The ASPCA&#8217;s $5 million COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Initiative, launched in March, provided $2 million in grant funding to more than 50 animal welfare organizations across 30 states. As part of the response effort, the nonprofit also donated more than 1,800 tons of emergency food for dogs, cats and horses with struggling owners.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Courtesy of the ASPCA<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">Bershadker suggests people facing economic hardships contact their local animal shelter, veterinary clinic, food bank or other community service provider to learn more about available resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">Sarah Brown, division chief of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymanatee.org\/departments\/public_safety\/animal_services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manatee County Animal Services<\/a>, which operates the Manatee County shelter in Palmetto, Florida, said her shelter and others are focusing on individual needs to assist with whatever issues people are facing. For instance, MCAS started offering a drive-up pet food pantry at the onset of the pandemic for anyone in the community who needed assistance. Many people came for food, but others still couldn\u2019t keep their pets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cWhile we continue to offer assistance to the community, ownership of a pet has become beyond the capacity for so many,\u201d she told TODAY in an email. \u201cAside from simply not being able to afford their pets, we have seen many impoundments made because owners are in jail or have been sent for mental assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightRail___dVqzv article-body__right-rail HFSBumped\">\n<div class=\"pkg taboola taboola___3CUsq dn-print\" data-packageid=\"tdna192819\" data-test=\"taboola\">\n<div id=\"taboola-right-rail-thumbnails-tdna192819\" data-test=\"placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614180\/surrenders-veterinarian-today-inline-092920_34137136756951917d070383b3714121.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"A puppy gets loving care at an animal clinic.\" width=\"411\" height=\"308\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<h6 class=\"large___3lO48\"><em><span class=\"caption__container\">Many shelters are working with veterinary professionals to provide free or discounted services like vaccinations, spay\/neuter and other medical care to pets whose owners are facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Courtesy of the ASPCA<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">Kristen Hassen, director of animal services at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webcms.pima.gov\/government\/pima_animal_care_center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pima Animal Care Center<\/a>, the municipal animal shelter in Tucson, Arizona, said the shelter has distributed a million meals to pets in the area since May, a huge increase. While the overall number of pets being surrendered is still down thanks to pet services and retention efforts, there\u2019s an increase in the reason: pandemic-related issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\"><picture class=\"theimg___2hTn3\" data-lazyloaded=\"true\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-720w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-360w.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-320w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-320w.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-1120w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-560w.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-1520w.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-760w.jpg 1x\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614183\/surrenders-cat-today-inline-092920_4649ea3eb34edfa739a09a1d32721602.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"A black cat runs toward the camera.\" width=\"379\" height=\"569\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<h6 class=\"portrait___2yB-O small___2HeXV\"><em><span class=\"caption__container\">Many leaders in animal services believe the future of animal sheltering will involve increased help from fosters, who temporarily shelter pets in their homes not only when the animal is waiting for a forever home, but while their owners are hospitalized or dealing with a temporary crisis.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cWe are seeing an uptick in intakes due to evictions, intakes due to temporary crises, and intakes due to job loss,\u201d she told TODAY. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing an increase in intakes due to people having either mental health crises or needing to go into drug rehab. Those are the kinds of factors that maybe don\u2019t become immediately associated with COVID, but clearly, people are really struggling and everything we\u2019re seeing in our data is pointing to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">In March, Hassen co-founded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humananimalsupportservices.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Animal Support Services<\/a>, a network of more than 500 animal services leaders trying to transform the role of shelters.<\/p>\n<section class=\"related dn-print\" data-test=\"related\">\n<h3 class=\"related__title\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u201cWe are extremely concerned nationally,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery single week we do a national leadership call, and we\u2019re seeing much of the same things.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">With grant funding, HASS has started providing not just pet food distribution but free veterinary care to pet owners impacted by the pandemic and boarding for pets whose owners are facing temporary crises or have been hospitalized with COVID-19.<\/p>\n<section class=\"related related--single dn-print\" data-test=\"related\">\n<div id=\"related\" class=\"related__items\">\n<div class=\"related-item related-item__single\">\n<div class=\"related-item__thumbnail-wrapper\">Sometimes those pets are boarded in the homes of fosters, which Hassen sees as a critical key to the future of animal sheltering. HASS is also pursuing software that can help people re-home animals themselves with support from local organizations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to become pet support centers and resource centers, rather than these intake facilities that all we do is churn animals in and out of the system without addressing the root causes of why they\u2019re coming in in the first place,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inlineVideo___3Rd2d contentBody___1zFVF mv8\">\n<div class=\"background___zbjAK\">\n<div class=\"player___3fr8s\">\n<div class=\"videoPlayer videoPlayer___2h7vD adNotPlaying___xzHl5\" data-test=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"videoSlate relative\">\n<div class=\"playButtonOuter absolute absolute-fill w100 dn-print\" data-test=\"video-player__play-button__outer\">\n<div class=\"absolute absolute-fill w100 df items-center items-center-m justify-center justify-center-m\">\n<div class=\"play playButtonStyle df items-center justify-center tc lh-none\">Julie Castle, chief executive officer of <a href=\"https:\/\/bestfriends.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Friends Animal Society<\/a>, said housing issues are the second most common reason that people surrender dogs and cats to shelters. So the national nonprofit advocates for affordable, pet-friendly housing without breed, size and weight restrictions on pets and cost-prohibitive pet deposits.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">She said renters should learn their rights as tenants and know what resources are available in their community prior to eviction, and mentioned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/evictionlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">evictionlab.org<\/a>\u00a0as a good source for information. She also recommends embracing the power of \u201cneighbors helping neighbors,\u201d whether through the neighborhood social networking site\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NextDoor<\/a>\u00a0or reaching out in person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightRail___dVqzv article-body__right-rail HFSBumped\">\n<div class=\"pkg taboola taboola___3CUsq dn-print\" data-packageid=\"tdna192819\" data-test=\"taboola\">\n<div id=\"taboola-right-rail-thumbnails-tdna192819\" data-test=\"placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2020_40\/1614184\/surrenders-child-today-inline-092920_dc8d1ab6eb235b6582d60b2185f6f2f2.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"A child pets a senior corgi.\" width=\"314\" height=\"209\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<h6 class=\"large___3lO48\"><em><span class=\"caption__container\">Animal shelters and nonprofits across America are working together to try to keep pets with the families that love them.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Sarah Ause Kichas \/ Best Friends Animal Society<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"body___1MxnW article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-80\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cHelping people find needed resources or even providing temporary foster care for the pets of neighbors in crisis can help keep their pets from being relinquished to shelters as they get back on their feet,\u201d she told TODAY in an email. \u201cThe amazing outpouring of people fostering and adopting has made a huge difference in the impact to community shelters and ultimately, the animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"related related--single dn-print\" data-test=\"related\">\n<div id=\"related\" class=\"related__items\">\n<div class=\"related-item related-item__single\">\n<div class=\"related-item__info-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"related-item__title\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">That\u2019s certainly true for the three senior Labs \u2014 Kona, Luka and Bella \u2014 who found a new forever home after their owner could no longer keep them. Tara Nicole Weyr, the woman who adopted them, said they\u2019re enjoying their new lives as beach dogs in Venice, California.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\">\u201cWe\u2019re just having a marvelous time,\u201d she told TODAY. \u201cThey are just delightful and fun, and they listen and they\u2019re very smart. 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