Pets flood local shelter during hard times

As head of Palo Alto Animal Services, Sandi Stadler has a unique perspective on how the recession is hurting Peninsula residents. More than ever before, she says, people are abandoning their pets at the shelter because they can no longer afford to keep them

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Pets flood local shelter during hard times

Best of FingerGaming: From JellyCar 2 to Touch Pets Dogs (Gamasutra)

[We round up the week's top news and reviews from sister iPhone site FingerGaming, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Louise Yang and Mathew Kumar.] This week, FingerGaming covers recent releases like JellyCar 2, Bejeweled Blitz, and Ngmoco’s microtransaction-powered virtual pet game Touch Pets Dogs. The site also reviews the Daniel Johnston-spawned Hi How Are You, plus the …

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Best of FingerGaming: From JellyCar 2 to Touch Pets Dogs (Gamasutra)