Recent reports show that the sad story of abandoned foreclosure pets is not an exclusive domain of residential properties; even businesses affected by foreclosures have contributed to the number of homeless domestic animals left to fend for themselves.

In Scotts Valley, California, maintenance employees discovered abandoned sea animals in tanks and dead rodents and fish in a dumpster while cleaning an abandoned pet store. The discovery led to a Santa Cruz County Animal Services investigation.

The Round Up Pet Supply store stopped operations in February and workers who were cleaning the shopping center where it was located found dead fish in a tank along with live fish. According to the workers, there were also snails, gerbils, hamsters and crabs, all abandoned in the store left behind by the owners.

The problem of abandoned pets has been escalating in the area as the number of property foreclosures for sale continues to rise. Reports stated that cleaning workers also found some pets in a cage that seemed to have died of sickness or starved to death.

Animal services officers stated that they take animal neglect seriously and that the case of the store animals left behind was no different from cases of abandoned foreclosure pets around the city and the state. They added that it was evident that the dead creatures found at the abandoned store were not cared for properly.

Local reports revealed that the owners of the store failed to pay the rent and were evicted in February. After the store was abandoned, the owner of the shopping center where the store was located and the owner of the store had a dispute on who had the right to access the store premises.

Customers of the stores revealed that everything seemed fine at the store a couple of months before the eviction and that store workers were helpful, like most people who work at animal and puppy shelters. However, they revealed that the phone was disconnected a few weeks before cleaners found the dead animals on the store.

The fate of the animals at the Round Up Pet Supply store is similar to other cases of abandoned foreclosure pets, animal rescue teams have stated. Local pet service officers are reportedly still looking into the pet store case.

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