When the economy hits hard, everyone is affected, including our furry friends. Just ask the recent victim of foreclosure, a 44-pound feline called “Princess Chunk”.
WNBC.com Reports - It turns out that us humans aren’t the only ones affected by the slouching economy, as a recent home foreclosure left one 44-pound feline roaming the streets.
This furry [...]

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Kitten season: Unaltered pets lead to dumping, overpopulation
Written by Elizabeth Larson
Saturday, 05 July 2008
LAKE COUNTY – With summer time comes a baby boom of sorts, what’s commonly called “kitten season,” and it means a population explosion that crowds the shelters around the United States and here locally.
In many cases, it doesn’t lead to happy endings.
The [...]

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Brandy Baker / The Detroit News - A young calico peeks out from her cage at the Oakland Pet Adoption Center in Auburn Hills. The shelter is more than 100 cats over capacity.
Overflowing shelters try to head off a cat-astrophe
Delores Flynn / The Detroit News
AUBURN HILLS — Kim Hubley cradled her new 8-week-old calico kitten [...]

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