In the country-club area of Anthem in the north Valley, Barbara Ward-Windgassen’s rescue group has saved a bichon frise, Lhasa apso and shih tzu – some with their leashes still on – after their owners abandoned them in their foreclosed homes.
She also has helped find new homes for a Rottweiler and pit bull that were being cared for over the fence by neighbors for nearly two months after the dogs’ family left them in the backyard when the bank took the house.
Shelters and animal-rescue organizations across the country are almost always overloaded with abandoned dogs, cats, birds and reptiles, but these days the problem has been aggravated by the rise in foreclosures, forcing families into situations that sometimes make animals the least of their concerns. Read More….
