Holiday Season Sees Rise In Abandoned Pets

RAMLE, ISRAEL - JULY 10: A rescued kitten waits to be adopted at the 'Let The Animals Live' pet shelter on July 10, 2009 in Ramle, Israel. Animal welfare activists say that in Israel thousands of pets are dumped at the roadside as families go away for their summer holidays, while in Europe the numbers of animals abandoned in the holiday season can climb into the hundreds of thousands across the continent. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

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