CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A troubling trend for animal shelters across North Carolina may be pointing to something bigger happening in the economy.
Shelter staff in Charlotte say more families are being forced to give up their pets, which is a sign that many owners are struggling to make ends meet.
After nearly two decades as a communications manager at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control, Melissa Knicely says she has seen numerous people walk through the doors not because they want to, but because they have to…