Collected Item: “Coronavirus and pets: How the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an increase in pet adoption”
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Coronavirus and pets: How the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an increase in pet adoption
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video
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
This video talks about the shortage of available dogs for adoption in the United States during the pandemic. It describes the huge demand in the North East, California, etc. but packed shelters in the South. This is a trend that started long before the pandemic. Southern shelters are shipping dogs to shelters in the North for adoption. Millenials and Gen Z people want more pets and are willing to spend more money on their pets. This trend is expected to continue after the pandemic as more people negotiate with their employers to have non-traditional or hybrid work models.
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Pandemic Pets, pet, dog, adoption, rescue, North, South, COVID-19, work, job
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcsHrmSbBRo
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Yahoo Finance
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2020-09-12