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Context
Several animal rescue workers have told journalists they experienced a spike in returns at their local shelters. However, it was erroneous to frame those isolated experiences as part of a larger national trend.
Origin
In spring 2021, as more Americans got vaccinated against COVID-19 and returned to in-person gatherings, reports highlighted an alleged downside to the latest stage of the pandemic: People who had adopted pets during lockdowns to keep them company were supposedly regretting their decision.
“We were afraid of that when this first started,” a Florida animal rescue worker told the Tampa Bay Times.
Other news outlets attempted to ring an alarm on the supposed trend, as well. A BBC video that published on May 5 said rescue agencies across the U.S. were “struggling to keep up” with an influx of returns as more people’s schedules returned to pre-pandemic busyness. That story package was titled, “What happened after the pandemic puppy boom” an