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Pets are being abandoned, surrendered amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

Release Date
2025-08-01
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The Washington Post
Summary
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is having unexpected consequences in U.S. animal shelters, where a surge in abandoned pets is overwhelming already strained systems. Across the country, shelters and rescue groups are receiving a growing number of calls about animals left behind when their owners are detained, deported, or flee the country out of fear. These pets—dogs, cats, and even livestock—are often found roaming neighborhoods or left in empty homes without food or care.

Shelters are operating beyond capacity, facing post-pandemic overcrowding, staff shortages, and declining adoption rates. Organizations like “Adopt and Save a Life Rescue Mission” in Florida and “Big Fluffy Dog Rescue” in Tennessee have had to shift their focus almost entirely to immigration-related cases. Many have rewritten their missions, activated emergency volunteer networks, and scrambled to find foster homes.

There is no official count of how many pets have been displaced due to immigration enforcement, as government agencies don’t track this data. Some families are afraid to admit the real reason for surrendering their animals.

Stories include pets like Lucero, left behind after her trucker owner was detained, and Lola, surrendered by a Cameroonian man forced to self-deport after losing Temporary Protected Status. While some pets, like Lola, find new loving homes, many others remain in overcrowded shelters with uncertain futures.
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