Pets abandoned in Venezuela crisis

Q: As the country’s economic crisis deepens, food shortages and rising poverty are forcing once-middle-class Venezuelans to do the unthinkable and let their pets starve, or abandon them in the streets. Where is Venezuela?

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Q: No figures are available, but shelters in the nation’s capital have been overwhelmed and are struggling to feed abandoned animals. What is the capital of Venezuela?

A. Asuncion

B. Bogota

C. Caracas

D. Dominica

Q: Pet owners say the price of dog food has more than doubled in recent months to $2 a pound, more than a day’s pay for those earning the minimum wage. Venezuela’s economy is suffering from . . .

A. Rampant inflation

B. Deep recession

C. Falling production

D. All of the above

Q: Even police are rationing food in order to feed their sniffer dogs. What has been the major source of income for Venezuela’s government?

A. Agriculture

B. Oil production

C. Gold mining

D. Drug trade

Q: Venezuela’s government leaders routinely blame the United States for their problems, which also has led to tensions with U.S. allies like Venezuela’s western neighbor . . .

A. Colombia

B. Ecuador

C. Guyana

D. Peru


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