Dickson helps keep pets, families together

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Dickson helps keep pets, families together

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Pets are an integral part of many families and most would do anything to make sure our animals are happy and healthy. What happens when circumstances make this difficult? Whether it is death in the family, change in housing or the high-cost of pet food, many families are often faced with the difficult decision of feeding their family or feeding their pets. Since 2020 the price of dog food has increased an average of 45.5%, according www.onevet.ai. The latest data from Yahoo finance also shows food prices have risen 25.8% Owner of Autumn Acres Pet Rescue Jenifer Dickson knew she had to do something to pets in those homes facing these difficulties by starting a monthly pet food pantry one year ago. “The first few months we only had about 20 people show up. Now we are having over 50 people showing up. We’ve helped over 140 families feed their pets since this opened.” said Dickson. The group has also worked with other animal advocates to spay or neuter over 30 cats whose families have…

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