‘It's all so heartbreaking’: SNAP collapse forces families to turn to pet food banks, with the most desperate surrendering their pets during shutdown

"A lot of people will feed their pets before themselves." ...
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Animal shelters fear SNAP benefit pause may lead to surrenders

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Animal shelters across Mid-Michigan are growing concerned that the pause of SNAP Benefits may lead to a lack of resources and an increase in pet surrenders. Financial strain is ...
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Pets face abandonment during absent SNAP benefits

FAYETTEVILLE, West Virginia – People who lost their Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits Saturday can turn to food banks and other organizations for help, but many are still ...
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SNAP collapse forces families to turn to pet food banks, with the most desperate surrendering their pets during shutdown

When Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments were delayed during the record-long government shutdown, the financial fallout hit households in ways policymakers rarely account for.