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Jul 15, 2009 11:13 pm US/Pacific
Recession Creating Boom For Local Pet Adoptions
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Valerrie Giffen (left) and 14-year-old Randi Giffen took home Miss Macy, a two-month-old kitten.
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Local chapters of the SPCA say they're seeing a record surge in pet adoptions, and they suspect the slumping economy might actually be the cause.
"We haven't seen numbers like this before," said SPCA executive director Rick Johnson.
In the last six months, adoptions went up 30 percent compared to the same period last year, and the country's cash crunch could be the reason more than 2,400 cats and dogs now have a home in our area.
"We believe it's because people are spending more time at home, choosing not to go on vacations they talked about," Johnson said.
Pet owners agree they have more time on their hands, allowing them to take better care of animals.
A mother and daughter went home Wednesday with their new two-month-old kitten they've named Miss Macy.
"We're home quite a bit, staying home more this summer than we have in the past," said Valerrie Giffin.
In past years, the SPCA has seen much smaller increases, usually by only one or two percent. With adoptions at a record pace now, the SPCA says more lives are being saved.
The SPCA is offering a special through the end of the month: $40 to adopt a cat, including spay and neuter, vaccination and microchip.
On the flip side, the recession has left more pets homeless because owners have given them up or abandoned them because of foreclosures.
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