Sat, 07/18/2009 - 22:05
Recently a friend of mine was evicted, as us and most of the neighborhood agrees was wrongly evicted but let's not go on to that story. My friend and his family have multiple pets. They are currently staying at a hotel and have the pets in there, but they aren't suppose to have pets in the hotel at all. They have a 7 year old lab mix, which has special needs and their 3-4 year old cat.
What are people in this situation to do? They can't afford to board them at $50/day, and don't know anyone who could take them. I would love to have them stay with me, but current situation doesn't allow for it. Is there a non-profit that could help that anyone knows of?
I would think they could go to a local no-kill shelter and explain their situation. LOTS of people are losing their homes and jobs and people are getting rid of their pets to save money.
If the shelter is staffed by good people -- and they have the resources -- they could basically board the dog & cat for a week or two for free, or for whatever they can afford. If your friends haven't found a solution in two weeks, maybe they go to another shelter and try it all over again.
Also, in terms of finding a person to keep the pets for a while -- Craigslist? Post an ad, meet the people who respond, set a price, and you're good to go.
I hope this helps. My heart goes out to the family and the animals!