Groan

The Washington Post has a story titled "Losing a Best Friend Along With the House" (the subtitle being "In Foreclosures, Pets Pay a Price"). Stories about pets and shelters dominate local news, both in large dailies, alt-weeklies, and television. This is the first time I've seen it obviously grafted onto a national news story. The last line, a quote from "a real estate columnist for About.com" says, "You feel for the owners of these places, but the animals are suffering, too."

Call me heartless, but do you know what? I just don't care.*



*At least, not enough to mitigate my disgust at schmaltzy manipulation posing as news.