Caption: Ashley Brand's kitten that will be living in her apartment over the summer
Ashley Brand's kitten that will be living in her apartment over the summer 

It's a Dog Eat Dog World

From: Bob Long
Length: 03:01

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With graduation drawing near, students will be packing up their bags and throwing out whatever they won’t need in their post-graduate life. Does this include students giving away dogs and cats, which have been companions during their college years? Our story investigates the impact that college living has on animals, as well as the students caring for them. Read the full description.

524081_3839287583620_1320940056_3589763_561845775_n_small With graduation drawing near, students will be packing up their bags and throwing out whatever they won’t need in their post-graduate life. Does this include students giving away dogs and cats, which have been companions during their college years? Our story investigates the impact that college living has on animals, as well as the students caring for them.

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NATURAL SOUND (9 SECS fade out)

The sounds of college life are often like this: loud, electrifying, and a little rowdy. When you factor a dog or a cat into this life, it’s easy to see a complication. The situation is common on a college campus. Miami University is no different. What is the effect of this busy, and sometimes dangerous, college life on animals? Operations Manager of the Butler County Animal Shelter Tara Allen says they do not let college students adopt dogs from their shelter.
OUTCUE: that animal (13 SECS)

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OUTCUE: here in Oxford (20 SECS)

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