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Food Drives Raise Money for Household Pets

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by gstevens | July 31, 2008 at 07:19 am

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Local food banks across the United States have recently begun not only collecting canned and non-perishable items for people, but having pet food drives to address the escalating nationwide problem of people being unable to afford to feed their pets in this difficult economic climate.

Many families have already been forced to give away or surrender their beloved dogs and cats and some animals have unfortunately been turned out on the streets. Earlier this month, the New Hampshire Food Bank took in donations of over 3,300 pounds of dog and cat food to help people in need feed their pets.

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at 10:35 on July 31st, 2008

gstevens, I like this story. It's good stuff.

at 15:27 on July 31st, 2008

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

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at 15:16 on July 31st, 2008

Friskies is serious business!

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at 19:38 on July 31st, 2008

This is a great idea!

I hope this opens more people's eyes about pets and their struggling owners.

at 09:37 on August 1st, 2008

These two always have kitten food available but insist on eating dog food while my pup Izzy graciously waits her turn!

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at 10:07 on August 1st, 2008

This food was given to an animal rescue after being posted on Freecycle.org

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