Families Struggle to Feed Pets Amid SNAP Delays
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Sarah Lungwitz has worries about feeding her family. She also needs food for her cat and two dogs. A group helped her with a gift card for groceries last week.
SNAP helps people buy food, but it can't buy pet food. SNAP helps families have money for pet food though. People sometimes feed their pets food bought with SNAP.
Many pets live with poor families, about twenty million. Losing money is why pets go to shelters. Shelters worry about more pets coming because of the shutdown.
One shelter might use money for pet food instead of vet care. Another shelter lost a donor for pet food. People are very worried about feeding their pets right now.
Some groups are giving out pet food because of the need. One shelter saw more families using their pet food. People love their pets and want to feed them well.
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What does Sarah Lungwitz worry about?
She worries about feeding her family and her pets.
What does SNAP help with?
SNAP helps people buy food, but not pet food.
Why are shelters worried?
Shelters are worried about more pets coming because families are losing money.
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