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Collected Item: “US dog shelters struggle with returns after pandemic adoption boom - BBC News”

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US dog shelters struggle with returns after pandemic adoption boom - BBC News

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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 story from the BBC talks about how many dogs adopted during the pandemic are being returned to shelters once life returns to normal. Some adopters did not think ahead or understand all the implications of pet ownership. This is a traumatic experience for these poor animals. Also fewer dogs were neutered/spayed during the pandemic, so there is an uptick in the number of puppies needing homes.

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Pandemic Pets, pet, dog, puppy, adoption, rescue, surrender, return, work, pandemic, shelter, ownership, trauma

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CIW_A_XRYo

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BBC News

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2021-05-08
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