The Dark Side of Pet Adoption During the Pandemic

When the pandemic struck, a wave of panic-buyers caused a shortage of toilet paper, hand sanitizers, and puppies. You read that right. The demand and adoption application for dogs was high. While that may be good news because a lot of dogs deserve proper care rather than being in rescue shelters, this high demand for dogs isn’t beneficial.

The 400% rise in adoption application in the United States was only for designer dogs and pedigreed canines which leaves the others in shelters without families. MaryPat Thate, a New Hampshire breeder of Australian Labradoodles said, “I am sold out for the next nine months.”

What’s more alarming is, shelters are bracing for the lockdown dog bubble to pop. This is because once everything goes back to normal, everyone will be disinterested in the dogs causing an influx in rescue shelters.

Source: Robb Report

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