The BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing for Real News Blog is officially the first media outlet to announce the arrival of a new website dedicated to helping dogs and cats victimized by foreclosure.

Abandoned Animals of Foreclosure: Help Is On The Way

I have been working in the foreclosure market since I began investing in 1999 and I have run into animals affected by foreclosure. Some were going to be dropped off at shelters while others ended up being left behind in the house…Abandoned.

In fact, last year a homeowner told me they were planning to take their puppy to the pound after I left. Needless to say, I didn’t leave alone. I fostered that puppy for two months until I found it a new home. That’s just me. I have known that animals are abandoned at times but, I never thought I could do much to prevent it and certainly not enough to make a big difference.

In mid-August, I got an email from a woman I used to work with. It contained a link to an article published by the Dallas Morning News. It reported on the growing number of pets that are being abandoned by their owners as a result of losing their houses to foreclosure. It said the local animal shelters have seen an increase of foreclosure homeowners dropping their dogs and cats off with the hope that they will be adopted. An official with the Dallas area SPCA said it has been a growing problem and appears to be getting worse.

I read the article several times and I continued thinking about it for several days.

Two weeks ago… It hit me! I hope that I have come up with a way to make a BIG difference by saving thousands of animals. I have been hard at work transforming my idea into a reality. It is a work in progress and will likely be non-stop updating but, I am hoping that my idea will demonstrate how one person is capable of saving thousands of dogs, cats and other household pets that are or will be affected by foreclosure.

Introducing… HelpForeclosurePets.com

I have summarized how HelpForeclosurePets.com will be able to save thousands of foreclosure pets in Dallas – Fort Worth and maybe on a National level as well.

• A flyer will be mailed to homeowner’s currently in foreclosure in the Dallas - Fort Worth area. It will contain information posted on the website Help Foreclosure Pets.com such as, where owners can turn to for help with their pets like City Shelters, “No-Kill” Shelters, Temporary Boarding, Fosters and Adoption options.
• The site’s main feature is the Pet Connection Board. It will connect pet owners with others who may be able to save their pet by fostering, boarding or adopting foreclosure pets in need.
• Pet owners needing help are encouraged to post information about their pet, what type of situation they feel would be best for their pet and their contact information.
• In order for this concept to work, people interested or able to foster, provide boarding or adopt need to post their contact information on the Pet Connection Board, along with how they are able to help.
• The website also includes rescue information for specific breeds and other organizations & clubs that may be able to help.
• The website will be continuously updated with links to other sites that offer a service to needy animals.
• Help Foreclosure Pets needs donations from individual and corporate sponsors, to help save these voiceless animals. Those sponsoring the mailings will be listed on the flyers, envelopes as well as receive free banner advertising on the web site.
• In order to send a flyer to over 3,000 homeowners in foreclosure every month, a complete list is needed and in Dallas the list must be purchased.

I am happy to announce that Help Foreclosure Pets has its first major sponsor! Foreclosure Listing Service of Addison, Texas, will generously donate monthly foreclosure lists covering four Counties in North Texas.

A big “Thank You” to George Roddy Senior, President and owner of Foreclosure Listing Service.

I hope that anyone interested in saving these animals will contact Help Foreclosure Pets or other organizations dedicated to the same.

One of my mottos with DFW Mentor has been, “Investors Helping Investors.”
Help Foreclosure Pets is “My” way of providing a voice for dogs, cats and other innocent family pets needing help.

The motto of Help Foreclosure Pets is… “People Helping…Foreclosure Pets.”

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Tags: abandoned pets, foreclosure, foreclosure pets, foreclosure rescue, Foreclosures