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Earlier this month the head of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a non-profit organisation, wrote to Goldman Sachs. Animal shelters, the letter said, are struggling to cope with a surge in the number of pets that have been abandoned because their owners have fallen on hard times. Maybe Goldman executives should give their big bonuses to the dogs? Sadly, it looks unlikely. As the number of job losses and foreclosures has mounted over the past two years, some people have chosen to surrender their animals, unable to afford pet food let alone veterinary care. Many have brought their dogs and cats to shelters. Some have been less kind, chaining them to fences or locking them inside their foreclosed homes. One kitten was even left in a mailbox in Boston. Looking after these pets is becoming more challenging because many shelters rely on government money and have seen their funding cut. Animal Care and Control of New York City, for example, saw its grant fall by over $750,000 this fiscal year, around 7% of its operating budget. Fewer people are coming forward to make donations. Some non-profits are trying to step in and encourage people not to abandon their furry friends at shelters in the first place. Pet-food banks, which give pet food to people in need, have sprung up across the country. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that around 6m～8m cats and dogs end up in shelters each year. Only half are adopted. The rest are put down. There is some concern that even more are being put to sleep now, because shelters do not have the space or money to keep alive animals that have not been adopted. Fewer people are coming forward to adopt as well, presumably because they cannot afford to. One non-profit organisation, Pilots'N Paws, connects pilots to shelters with dogs that have not found homes. The pilots volunteer to fly them to other states, giving them a second chance at adoption. The Internet is playing its part. One organisation, ForeclosurePets. org, runs an online billboard that allows people facing foreclosure to find a home for their pets.Adopt-a-pet.com uses its website to help shelters advertise and send e-mail alerts when certain types of animals come in. By the end of 2009,8,500 animal shelters were using the site to post adoption listings for 140,000 pets, up from 6,800 shelters and 98,000 listings at the beginning of the year. Now all that is needed is 140,000 good homes.
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Why did some people choose to surrender their animals? A. Because animal shelters are not funded by Goldman executives. B. Because they regard animal shelters as a wonderful accommodation for their furry friends. C. Because the financial pressure made them plunge into a hard time. D. Because pet food and veterinary care account for large part of their income.
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Looking after the pets is becoming more challenging for the following reasons except that ____. A. the government cuts the funding B. fewer people are willing to donate C. a surge in the number of pets that have been abandoned D. some non-profits are trying to step in
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What does the sentence "There is some concern that even more are being put to sleep now" mean? A. Some animals have an awful time. B. Some animals have been sold. C. Some animals' lives have been ended. D. Some animals have to sleep because of the lack of food.
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According to the text, we can infer that ______. A. more and more animals are being put to sleep now B. fewer people adopt animal because they cannot afford C. some non-profits play an important role in looking after animals D. most of the pets that sent to shelters are adopted