Tri-Cities Now - April 26, 2013

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FRIDAY

APRIL 26, 2013

TRI-CITIES

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After selling the house she’d owned for 30 years, Tricia Thomas is searching for a landlord who’ll accept pets.

Pets+renter=challenge

SPCA SAYS IT’S THE NO. 1 REASON OWNERS GIVE UP PETS Jeremy DEUTSCH

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CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE COMING UP LIVING A30

jdeutsch@thenownews.com To say that Tanner and Teka are glued to Tricia Thomas would be an understatement. The two tiny Chihuahuas never leave the senior’s side. Thomas has had the now 11- and 14-year-old dogs since they were puppies. So giving them up is something she wouldn’t consider. But as the Tri-Cities resident quickly found out, her unwillingness to part with her pets could

leave her out of a home. Thomas is also learning first-hand just how hard it can be to find affordable housing in the Tri-Cities. For the better part of four months, Thomas has been looking for an apartment to rent, with her two dogs — with no luck. The biggest obstacle is finding an affordable place that will take her two dogs. No landlords appear willing to take all three of them. “I don’t know what people do with their pets CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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I don’t know what people do with their pets when they have to live somewhere. –Tricia Thomas


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