July, 2009 Commentary Now Available

Financial Hardship and the Human-Companion Animal Bond

As you may have noticed, the number of articles and reports about animals being given up or put down because their owners lack the financial wherewithal to provide for them has increased as the general economic picture has become bleaker. In virtually all of those I’ve read or heard, the implication is the same: there is a clear connection between terminating the relationship with an animal and the lack of money. But is this necessarily true?

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