Rising expenses, especially food costs, are impacting not only humans but our pets as well.“Our goal is keeping people with the pets’ they love and that’s getting more and more challenging,” Lauren Green, the marketing coordinator at the Tacoma shelter, told MyNorthwest. “We distributed 90,000 pounds of food last year and so far this year, that need has doubled.”
Green said part of the problem stems from housing. She explained that rents and pet fees are going up. “Some places have a weight limit, and other people simply can’t afford to keep their pets anymore,” Green said.Green said any donation is welcome, but donating dry pet food is a the top of the list. You can either bring the food to the shelter at 2608 Center Street in Tacoma or“Keep in mind that a 40-pound bag of food will only serve a big dog for a month,” she said. “So the need is constant.”“I’m not just speaking for us.
Many humane societies are significantly or entirely funded by donations, and face similar budget constraints as the families they serve. “It’s definitely the economy we’re in. The cost of living is skyrocketing,” says Green. “People are having to make that tough decision between caring for themselves or their pet.”Tricia McLean, the chief financial officer for the Seattle Storm, has died following a medical emergency, the WNBA team said Thursday. She was 61.The American Kennel Club revealed Seattle's top dog. The affable pup is bucking the national trend ranking the French Bulldog No. 1.At approximately 8:15 p.m.
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