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by MEGAN NORTHCOTE
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Overweight, unemployed, and without a home.
Sound familiar?
Humans weren’t the only ones struggling to get by last year.
Anything with fur, fins, or flippers never failed to keep the world smiling during 2008.
Weighing an incredible 44 pounds, colossal kitty Prince Chuck found himself in a New Jersey animal shelter when his owner’s house was foreclosed.
After making his debut
on Good Morning America and other talk shows, Prince Chunk pulled the
heartstrings of millions of viewers before landing himself a new home
in New Jersey and a new low-carb diet.
Prince Chuck was not the only furry critter to arouse the attention of the media.
President-elect Barack Obama’s decision for what kind of puppy he
should bring into the White House led to petitions from 50,000
concerned citizens who tried to persuade Obama to invest in a puppy
from the shelter for his daughters.
“Our preference would be to get a shelter dog, but a lot of shelter
dogs are mutts like me,” Obama said. Obama still remains undecided.
All jokes aside, the Watauga Humane Society, a local animal shelter,
saw a decrease in the number of animals being adopted during 2008.
“Because of the poor economy, adoptions have dropped off a bit in the
last few months, but not significantly,” Nicole A. Carper, assistant
manager for the Watauga Humane Society, said.
She remains hopeful adoption rates will remain steady in 2009.
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