| Public opinion reported that U.S residents mostly | | | | percent have foreclosed pets or got their pets |
| prefer to have foreclosure pets that are deserted | | | | either from pet shelters. 23 percent said that |
| than to purchase pets from store. Associated | | | | they prefer to have pets from breeders and 54 |
| observed that above 50 percent respondents | | | | percent prefer pets from pet shelter. Pet shelters |
| think that pets of stores are prone to have | | | | were previously facing huge problem in finding |
| hidden physical or psychological illness. Though it is | | | | families who like to adopt foreclosure pets that |
| noted that animals adopted from pet shelters can | | | | are abandoned. The results reveal that these |
| also be affected by some disease yet most | | | | shelters are in a good position now. Shelter |
| respondents are of the opinion that pets | | | | operators are overwhelmed with the increasing |
| purchased from stores are liable to have hidden | | | | number of animals that are required to be housed |
| sickness. Just like numbers of families who prefer | | | | while there is a decrease in households who |
| purchasing foreclosed homes in spite of their | | | | choose to adopt animals. Since legal proceedings |
| existing house, the habit of U.S residents to adopt | | | | by state are rising continuously problem of |
| desolate pets is also increasing day by day. | | | | providing accommodation to abandoned animals is |
| According to market analysts, this is a way of | | | | also likely to intensify. Most Americans are quite |
| coping with foreclosure crisis they face in their | | | | aware of this problem. So respondents are not |
| daily life. | | | | able to understand why potential buyers of pets |
| Many respondents even say that since pets in | | | | choose to purchase from stores when there is |
| stores are over bred they are more likely to sick | | | | abundant animals in shelters. These animals are |
| than pets from shelters. It has been also stated | | | | killed due to lack of space to accommodate them. |
| by respondents that pet stores are there only to | | | | People, who were involved in the survey advised |
| make business, they do not look after the animals | | | | others to search for pets when they are looking |
| properly, whereas pet shelters take good care of | | | | for homes that are owned by bank. They tried to |
| pets which are offered for adoption. In totality | | | | encourage these buyers to do some sort of |
| what the survey results show is that – 8 | | | | contributions to save the animals of shelter from |
| percent choose to have pets from shops, 13 | | | | being euthanized. |