Pet Food Banks

The Nashua Telegraph wrote recently about plight of people forced to care for themselves and their beloved companion animals in this rotten economy ... I replied to the article with the comment below. I didn't know until recently how many food banks there are for companions, at least in our area.

This is indeed heartbreaking! Please note that there are several pet food bank programs for people to access if the cost of food is the reason they have to give up their beloved companion. In additional to local food pantries (many stock pet food), people can try here:

Petco Foundation: www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_foundationfoodbank_Nav_1483.aspx
Rescue Bank: www.rescuebank.org
Save Our Pets Food Bank: www.saveourpetsfoodbank.org

Local shelters and veterinarians often know where other pet food assistance can be found.

Have you ever had to choose between people and your pets?