Dear Mr. President,
The mortgage meltdown is creating a phenomena whereby borrowers are abandoning their companion animals due to foreclosure. Many times, the reasons they abandoned their loyal friends is due to a misconception of how foreclosures are handled and believe they will come home to find their belongings removed and put out to the curb. Some fear their beloved companion animal will be euthanized if taken to a shelter so they leave them behind and hope someone will be there to care and help out. Animals should have rights much like humans as it has been proven that animals have a mind whereby they feel pain, pleasure, and joy. Across the United States, thousands of animals are suffering due to outdated laws that treat companion animals as personal property. These animals cannot be removed unless an eviction of personal property is conducted and during this time, this leaves the animal to suffer a slow and horrible death by starvation. The law must be changed to provide protection to animals when abandoned. Please take action to change the law and allow citizens to do the right thing without a fear of legal retribution of removing personal property without an eviction as it relates to companion animals.
Thank You,
The Undersigned
