A designated "pet food pantry" in south Tulsa usually stores hundreds of pounds of pet food for any owner on hard times still trying to feed the important critters in their life. Instead, the non-profit in charge of it finds itself on hard times from a lack of donations and skyrocketing demand.

"A lot of people want to (say), 'I have to give up my pet because I can't afford to feed it,' Oklahoma Alliance for Animals board member Jan Lavender told 2 News.

"So if it's a matter of giving them a bag of dog food and keeping (their pet) in their home where they're lovedif you can keep them in a home, we want to keep them in a home."

However, the alliance announced on social media Oct. 22 it had depleted its supply.

"I think now it's getting worse," Lavender said of the recent shortage. "The

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