Collected Item: “Pet shortage in SF”
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Pet shortage in SF
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news article, sfgate.com
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The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many people into social isolation, and also provided the free time necessary to care for and train new pets. The resulting surge in dog adoptions has led to a shortage of adoptable animals in San Francisco shelters, and the pet sales industry made a record-breaking $100 billion this year. Since puppies can no longer be commercially shipped, a company called PuppySpot has taken to chartering private jets to transport animals bred in the Midwest to the Bay Area. With no end to the pandemic in site, demand has continued to rise.
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pet, puppy, adoption, shortage, HIST396
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https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/bay-area-dog-buy-frenzy-christmas-puppy-shortage-15609176.php
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Andrew Chamings
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2020-10-06