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PASADENA - New casualties of the subprime mortgage crisis are starting to show up at the Pasadena Humane Society - "foreclosure pets," whose owners abandon or take them to shelters when they move out to apartments that don't allow animals.
"It's a very unfortunate problem, and it will only get worse before it gets better," Humane Society Executive Director Steve McNall said. "Our officers on patrol in the seven cities we cover, when they see a house for (foreclosure) sale, will often go by and see if there's an animal there. We're here to help as many people as we can."See the full content of this document
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Foreclosures Also Affecting Pets
The Pasadena shelter - which covers Pasadena, Arcadia, La Canada Flintridge, Sierra Madre, San Marino, South Pasadena and Glendale - never asks why owners bring in their pets.
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