{"id":2021508,"date":"2023-09-04T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dogs-across-america-are-paying-the-price-for-pandemic-bidenomics-as-key-shelter-stat-skyrockets\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:25:35","slug":"dogs-across-america-are-paying-the-price-for-pandemic-bidenomics-as-key-shelter-stat-skyrockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dogs-across-america-are-paying-the-price-for-pandemic-bidenomics-as-key-shelter-stat-skyrockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogs in America suffer due to pandemic and rising shelter rates under Bidenomics."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdogs-across-america-are-paying-the-price-for-pandemic-bidenomics-as-key-shelter-stat-skyrockets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2021508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Dogs\u200c Across America Are\u2063 Paying\u2062 the Price for \u2064Pandemic, Bidenomics as Key Shelter Stat Skyrockets<\/h2>\n<p>According to a new report, it\u2019s not just \u200dmankind that is languishing in\u200b President\u200c Joe\u2063 Biden\u2019s \u200dAmerica\u2063 \u2014 \u200cman\u2019s\u200d best friend is as well.<\/p>\n<p>Shelter Animals Count, a \u2063national \u2064database \u200dfor animal shelters, painted a grim picture of the state\u2062 of \u200bpet ownership in the U.S. in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelteranimalscount.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Q2-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> for the \u2063second\u200b quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>One key \u2062metric stood out: \u201cNon-live outcomes\u201d \u2014 where the \u2062animal is lost,\u200d dies in\u200d a shelter or is euthanized in \u200da shelter\u2063 \u2014 were up 25 percent from the same \u2064time\u200b period\u2064 two years \u200bago.<\/p>\n<p>That percentage was even more \u2064pronounced for \u2063canines, as dogs specifically saw a whopping 73.8 percent increase in non-live outcomes compared with 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps\u2064 even\u2064 more alarmingly, the euthanasia rate was set to hit a three-year\u200c high.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that in-shelter euthanasia is\u2062 typically the last resort of an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2023\/8\/16\/23833307\/pets-animal-shelters-cats-dogs-affordable-housing-inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overwhelmed facility<\/a>. Shelters have grown\u2063 crowded \u200das <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dogs-across-america-are-paying-the-price-for-pandemic-bidenomics-as-key-shelter-stat-skyrockets\/\" title=\"Dogs in America suffer due to pandemic and rising shelter rates under Bidenomics.\">financially struggling \u2062families surrendered pets<\/a> they no longer could afford to keep, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2023\/8\/16\/23833307\/pets-animal-shelters-cats-dogs-affordable-housing-inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vox<\/a>. In addition, it said, shelters have\u200d seen more strays as a \u2063result of spaying and neutering\u2062 largely becoming \u201coptional\u201d procedures during \u2062the height\u200b of the pandemic, when there were\u2063 shortages of medical \u200csupplies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OUT OF SPACE: BARCS is in \u200da state of\u200d emergency\u2026 again.\u2063 We have taken in 1,234 animals so\u2062 far this month and are out of dog space. Dogs \u200bin our shelter are at risk today if we\u200c don\u2019t get adopters in our doors.\u200b We are waiving fees now \u2063through Sunday (7\/2) to save\u200b their lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YrsXwpV4uD\">pic.twitter.com\/YrsXwpV4uD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BARCS Animal Shelter  (@BARCS_SHELTER) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BARCS_SHELTER\/status\/1674088318257057798?\">June \u206228, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Conversely, the\u200c pandemic also contributed to this trend because\u200b locked-up\u200b Americans increasingly \u200bresorted to animal companionship \u200bduring those times \u2014 a difficult prospect to keep up \u200bas\u2063 Americans\u2063 return to on-site working \u2062environments.)<\/p>\n<h3>Compare\u200c the euthanasia-in-shelter rates for dogs and cats over the last three years:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u2022 \u20622021: 6.8 percent<br \/>\u2022\u200b 2022: 7.2 percent<br \/>\u2022 2023: 8.5 percent<\/p>\n<p>Again, it\u2019s \u2062man\u2019s best friend that is\u2064 facing the brunt of this.<\/p>\n<p>According to SAC data obtained \u2063by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/08\/30\/euthanasia-animal-shelter-statistics-2023-post-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, from January \u200bto July \u200cof this year,\u2062 51,000 dogs were \u200ceuthanized.<\/p>\n<p>That staggering \u200bfigure \u2062represents a 37 percent increase \u200bover the \u200dsame time period a year ago, it \u2062said.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u2063 SAC report focused on the raw numbers, Axios delved a little into the \u201cwhy\u201d of this\u200c sudden spike in animal euthanasia, and the outlet stopped\u200b just short of \u200dplacing the\u200c blame on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tries-explain-bidenomics-giant-whiteboard-backfires-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bidenomics<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axios pointed to \u201cthe end of pandemic eviction moratoriums\u201d and \u2064\u201cincreasing rents\u201d as two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-confirms-3t-infrastructure-bill-will-be-in-two-parts\/\" title=\"Biden White House confirms T infrastructure bill will be in two parts\">key factors<\/a> in \u200bwhy more animals were being left to the wayside.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cshould \u2062be noted\u200c that\u200b having an animal is expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Everyday items such as water, \u200btreats and dog\u2064 food are not immune to the ravages of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/key-inflation-metric-moves-wrong-way-new-govt-report-combines-income-stagnation-fuel-debt-spiral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a>, and neither are the general medical costs\u2062 that come with owning a canine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will you\u200b consider adopting a dog?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to\u200c The Western Journal news updates free \u200bof charge. You may opt out \u2064at\u200b anytime.\u2064 You also agree \u2063to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0\u2064 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Throw in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-biden-admin-plan-raises-mortgage-costs-borrowers-good-credit-scores-subsidize-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffocating costs<\/a> of even keeping a roof \u200cover your \u2064head in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-reps-say-dems-putting-socialist-wish-list-ahead-of-people\/\" title=\"House reps. say Dems putting \u2018socialist wish list\u2019 ahead of people\">current economic state<\/a>\u2062 of this country, and it\u2019s not surprising \u2062that more \u2063people are dropping\u200d off \u200ctheir dogs at\u2062 shelters.<\/p>\n<p>If\u2063 you are\u2063 blessed\u200b enough\u2064 to be able to \u200bhelp these animals, there are a number of places (i.e., the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASPCA<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humane Society<\/a>) where \u200cyou can do so.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have the means to \u2064support a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/authorities-assist-humane-society-swaths-dogs-get-rescued-puppy-mill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pet<\/a>, \u200cplease don\u2019t get one.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers are already not in \u2064the animals\u2019 favor.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dogs-across-america-paying-price-pandemic-bidenomics-key-shelter-stat-skyrockets\/\">Dogs Across America Are Paying the Price\u200d for Pandemic, Bidenomics as \u2063Key Shelter Stat Skyrockets<\/a> \u2062 appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200bJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent report by Shelter Animals Count reveals the dire state of pet ownership in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2023. 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