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Sunday, February 04, 2018

Petition: Allow SNAP benefits for pet food

An online petition asks for a U.S. food assistance program to help pets.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits can’t be used to buy pet food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but people want that changed.

People have shown support through more than 87,000 electronic signatures on an online petition.

“Some argue that people should not keep pets if they cannot afford them, but the fact is that an individual or family's financial status can change at any time,” part of the petition says. “Should someone be forced to give up a pet they've had for years just because they hit a financial rough patch?”

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28 comments:

Anonymous said...

WTH? If you can't afford to buy your food, you shouldn't have pet's.

Anonymous said...

Oh hell no!

Anonymous said...

No, No, No - all wrong. I like pets, but really, if you can't afford to feed yourself let alone a pet, why aren't you smart enough to not have a pet until you can afford one.

Anonymous said...

Crazy cat ladies around the nation will be thrilled!

Anonymous said...

Surely, you can't be serious.
Yes I am ... and stop calling me Shirley.

Anonymous said...

They will be adopting animals to get more money and not feed the pets. They get money to feed children, but expect schools to feed and raise their keds. When is the working force going to put a foot down. I am comfortable (making ends meet), but bet I could go fill out paperwork falsely and get money fraudulently. Not my style though.

milkrunner said...

You allready can. Just buy them chicken and rice.

Anonymous said...

I would not be opposed to short term assistance for someone who genuinely hit a rough patch. This could be handled through pet charities helping to support responsible pet owners that need assistance. SNAP is already abused enough.

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Anonymous said...

Hell no. Tell them if they want to add their pets to the welfare tit they have to sell their $1000 cell phones and pay for it themselves.

Anonymous said...

NO!
Should be more WIC-like...a list of things that can be purchased...limited to healthy and non-luxury (crabs, lobster, steak, restaurant) items!

Anonymous said...

Ditto!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hell I was in the old giant is Salisbury and someone tried to by dog food and when they Tod them they could not they went and got 25 lbs of ground beef!!! I’m not kidding !!!

Anonymous said...

Bet those pit bulls enjoy ground beef 10:50.

Anonymous said...

Why Not ? Hell they get Lobster & Booze !! & More

Anonymous said...

Obama SNAP allows anything incl Obama Care !!!

Anonymous said...

I can see it now. All 50 thousand chickens in the house are pets! So are the herds of goats, cows and sheep that we have. All pets. Where is my SNAP?

Anonymous said...

Next will be federal funded free vet care for pets when those of us who are responsible and know we can afford vet care, day care/boarding etc don't get pets. I understand if you living situation changes then you should find an alternative for your pets such as a close relative or friend otherwise current him/her for adoption..

Anonymous said...

A lot of "animals"have already been getting cards. They just might look human.

Anonymous said...

Give them an inch, they take a mile!

First all of us who work for a living, decided to feed those who choose not to work.
Now, they want us to feed their pets?

This is an outrage.
Feed your own pet.

Anonymous said...

snap card holders usually buy canned tuna for their animals

Anonymous said...

This is asinine. How would you prove the person even has a pet or isn't just getting the food to resell on craigslist or at flea markets like a lot of them do.

Anonymous said...

Illegals get a SNAP too along with other bennies !!

Anonymous said...

White folks may even get SNAP !!

Anonymous said...

F*** No! If Welfare mongers can't afford pet food then they don't need to own pets.

Anonymous said...

Now I don't know that I agree with a no. Some people are struggling and have a very reasonable amount of critters I have 1 dog 1 cat, but I also have PTSD so my babies are more help than anyone knows. I think there should be a limit if they do this and you should provide your vetting information to prove they are yours.

Anonymous said...

Only mentally challenged liberals can come up with something like this.

Anonymous said...

what about my horse? since it's a comfort animal I need the government to step in and help me pay all his bills! otherwise I might melt!