Nearly 1.7 million people across Georgia are experiencing food insecurity, according to Feeding America — and animal advocates say that hardship is increasingly affecting pets, too.
At AARF Pet Central’s food pantry in Stone Mountain, shelves that were once stocked with donated pet food are now running nearly empty, even as more families ask for help feeding their cats and dogs.
“These shelves are normally filled,” said Hannah Pizano, who helps run the pantry. “But right now, there’s not much.”…