Immigrant Detention Crisis: Pets Left Behind in the Chaos
As immigrant detentions surge, animal welfare groups in cities like New Orleans work tirelessly to care for abandoned pets, providing food, shelter, and new homes.
The immigrant detention crisis in the United States has led to a devastating side effect - the abandonment of countless pets left behind when their owners are detained or deported. Animal welfare groups in cities across the country, such as New Orleans, have found themselves scrambling to feed, foster, and rehome these pets, many of whom have been left to fend for themselves in the wake of their owners' deportation or detention.
As the number of immigrant detentions and self-deportations continues to soar, these animal welfare organizations have been overwhelmed with the sheer volume of pets in need. They face the daunting task of not only providing immediate care and shelter for the animals but also finding them permanent, loving homes in the aftermath of this crisis.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The New York Times
