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    America's Pet Frenzy

    The holidays are the number one time for buying pets, but before you go out to choose your new best friend, take a look at this. While pet ownership is expensive - it costs the same to raise a German Shepard as to buy a German car - Americans would save $2.4 billion if they adopted from a pet shelter. With 4 million of the 7 million animals in shelters due to be euthanized, there are plenty of pets in need. Click on the thumbnail below to see the full infographic on FrugalDad.com.

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