Lisa Loper of the Scott Loper Team looks at the unexpected victims of the foreclosure mess
A very sad unexpected victim of the recent housing and economic downturn are pets. According to a report by MSNBC, the number of dogs left at shelters by loving owners has rose 25 fold in the last few years. “Their pet is the last thing someone wants to give up,” said a spokesman for the Humane Society. But difficult financial times and people losing their homes has forced many pet owners to give up their animals as the owners move into apartments or with family. And as financial aid and donations to animal shelters has dropped, the shelters are feeling the pinch. What can you do? If you are thinking about getting a dog or a cat, consider visiting a local shelter. Mixed breeds do make wonderful pets, but for anyone seeking a pure bred…
Patch editors from throughout Montgomery County helped restore nearly 100 flood-damaged trees at the Trust during Patch's community service Give 5 program.
As part of Patch's commitment to community service, Patch editors from throughout Montgomery County travelled to Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, for a day of service. Patch calls its community service program, "Give 5," as in the editors spent over five hours at the Trust, pulling invasive porcelean berry vines from trees and straigtening nearly 100 saplings that were damaged by recent flooding. Most of the editors were astonished at how quickly the service opportunity went, and how much fun they had working in the woods. "I may not want to return to the land of technology," David Powell, Patch Montgomery County associate regional editor, said. --- For the full story, please click on the above video.
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Keith Heffintrayer
6:41 pm on Saturday, November 5, 2011
Someone desperately needs to teach Leann how to use a mallet. She's trying to gain upward and downward leverage simultaneously. more ›