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A federal shutdown has impacted food assistance programs, leaving many Americans struggling to feed their families and pets.

SNAP benefits cannot be used to purchase pet food, creating a financial strain for pet owners.

Numerous Florida organizations, including local SPCAs, Humane Societies, and private pantries, offer free pet food to those in need.

Americans are struggling across the country as funding for food assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) dry up during the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history.

Nearly 42 million Americans receive SNAP benefits, including nearly 3 million Floridians. While the courts, Congress and the W

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