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Everyone wanted a puppy when the pandemic began, but now those dogs are being returned

Adopting puppies was all the rage when the pandemic first began, but some people are realizing owning a dog is more than just a trend.

Shelters across the country saw people flocking to their businesses with the goal of having a dog to keep them company while they began to work or attend school from home. But as people return to their offices or explore the outside world for the first time in a year, some pups are being left behind.

Aron Jones, executive director of Moms and Mutts Colorado Rescue, told USA TODAY her organization, “couldn’t rescue enough dogs to meet the demand” when the pandemic began. Now the amount of returns has doubled what they normally do in a year, with many of the animals being around 1-year-old.

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Erin Robbins, director of transport for Greater Good Charities, prepares to unload a pair of sisters named "Coqueta and Cookie" from a cargo plane, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Humane Society of Broward County and Greater Good Charities, with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and The Animal Rescue Site, transported multiple shelter dogs from Louisiana, where they are at risk of euthanasia, where they will be able to be adopted to new homes on the East Coast.

5 thoughts on “Everyone wanted a puppy when the pandemic began, but now those dogs are being returned”

  1. The Federal Govt should support & Pay for them to get a Good Home for as Long as it Takes !!!!

    Make ALL Shelters “NO KILL ” by Law in ALL 50 states !!!!

  2. That is so messed up. I wish that there was a way to punish these selfish bastards. Maybe neuter and spay them?

  3. Make the Democrats include them in the Big Fat Bills they pass , full of Pork !!!!! All animals could then Live !!!!

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