Guardian Angels for Pets in Need

Guardian Angels for Pets in Need

By Cynthia Bowers

PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 25, 2009


Jennifer Brackney, who rescues and fosters pets in need, bottle feeds a puppy in Peoria, Ill. Household pets are among the recession's unseen victims because cash-strapped families often neglect or abandon them. (CBS)


(CBS) Household pets may be the recession's forgotten victims. When families can't afford them, they're often abandoned. But hundreds are getting a second chance thanks to guardian angels with big hearts, and the American spirit, as CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports.

Inside a Peoria, Ill. house is an orphanage of sorts - a place where Jennifer Brackney cares for the homeless. They just happen to be dogs and cats.

"People say you can't help all of them, you can't make that big of a difference," Brackney said. "The way we look at it you may not be able to save everyone but we save one and we make a difference in that dog's life and that puppy's life and that is incredibly rewarding."

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