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Starved for love
Animal Control sees surge of abandoned, neglected animals as economy falters
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Along with rising foreclosures in Newton County, another trend has started to rear its ugly head. Those forced out of their homes sometimes leave animals behind, while people who cannot afford to feed their animals leave them to starve rather than give them away.According to Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Key-Hoosen, the shelter has not seen an increase in people turning their animals in because they are forced to move or because they can no longer care for them. Increasingly, Key-Hoosen is finding that people are moving out of their homes - both renters and owners whose homes