sad to see this

[Cynical Ninja]

[color="#004276"]Mortgage woes mean more pets going to pound[/color]
Bentley, a 3-year-old Lhasa apso, was given up by his owners because they just couldn't afford to keep him any more. With foreclosures disrupting life, from the family house down to the dog house, and as Americans toil through a tough economic landscape, some of their pets face an even bleaker future in the pound. [color="#004276"]full story[/color]

I don't understand these cases, dog food isn't that fucking expensive.

Unless there are numerous vet bills that need paying, it doesn't cost very much to keep a dog fed and happy, my old crazy Corgi dog Cindy had a bed, a blanket, a food and water bowl, a lead/collar, and a stick and that was it.