Pets of the Homeless

[Catherine]

What a great charity and so timely. There are many more homeless than ever before. I do see street people with pets, I did not realize how many have pets. That is a lot of animals in vulnerable situations. Of course it is a lot of people in vulnerable situations.

I wish we could solve that problem, but in the mean time helping their pets has got to help the people feel more secure.

I can see why a homeless person wants/needs a pet. Just having a pet to care for gives a person a reason to keep trying. The animal gives them love and acceptance which are in short supply when you live on the street.
You are right about the normalcy factor. Even if you have nowhere to live, having a pet gives you a sense of still having a normal life.
Pets make life worth living and no matter how displaced you are, home is anywhere that you can be with your pet.

As long as you have a pet you have family and you belong to someone.