Want a Dog? It'll Cost You: Pet Rents Become the Latest Apartment Fad

Los Angeles (AP) - Mans best friend is taking a bite out of renters wallets.

Pet security deposits register in the hundreds of dollars and are getting steeper. Now, a monthly rental payment ranging from $10 to $50 is quickly becoming the norm, adding to the cost. Apartment managers nationwide say they require some safety net against pet damage, while others won't allow animals at all.

The rents and deposits pay for dog-poop picker-uppers, cleaning services and more, but some managers say they charge because they can. Many residents decry the move, arguing they are being bilked to keep their cats and canines.

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If You Don't Think Pets Have Feelings, Watch This Dog’s Reaction To A Sad Scene In The Lion King

When you think of the movie The Lion King, there is a certain scene in the movie that most would consider quite sad. For many, the scene where young Simba’s father gets tragically hurt during a stampede is enough to draw a few tears. The emotional creatures that they are, dogs also feel the pain during climactic scenes of movies.

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Mouthless 'Elephant' Pig Born In China

Some people may be familiar with the South Park episode "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig." Rest assured that this unfortunate creature had nothing to do with that.

From the looks of its long snout, one might get the impression that this piglet is part elephant, but it isn't. The peculiar pig was born from a 550-pound sow earlier this month in Northeastern China. Sadly, the piglet was born without a mouth, and died about two hours after it was born.

Photos from October 17 show the carcass of the piglet, which was frozen in order to preserve it.

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These Amazing Pups Would Like To Remind You It's 'Adopt A Shelter Dog Month'

The details of how these 52 dogs came to be available for adoption are varied, inspiring and sometimes tragic.

Sophie, it's thought, was used as a breeding dog, later abandoned in an attic with a litter of pups. Caliber is one of 26 dogs rescued out of a dogfighting ring in Apopka, Florida.

Sweet Kit was found running about as a stray in Washington, D.C. And someone -- we can't imagine who would do this -- left precious little Columbo in a box at a gas station in Indiana.

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