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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."
- more at www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/25/eveningnews/main6022294.shtml
By Cynthia Bowers
PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 25, 2009
(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."
- more at www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/25/eveningnews/main6022294.shtml