"The number one issue for both dogs and cats is housing. Either they're going into housing that doesn't allow for pets or they're moving because of financial restraints, you know, the rising inflation affects everything. It affects the cost of food, the cost of services," said Katy Hansen, Director of Marketing at NYC ACC.
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Every single time I've ever rented a house, my #1 priority when looking for a new place was my dog(s). If they don't allow dogs, I won't even consider it. Sure, there's been a couple times I've had to either double my security deposit or put down a separate pet deposit and I've missed out on some really great houses, but that's the price of having a pet, just like making sure you can pay a vet for its health and well being. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices.
Some folks just don't seem to grasp the concept that pets aren't disposable. Dogs get even more attached to their owners than we do to them and it kills them, sometimes literally, to go from a comfortable home to a shelter.
