Should Homeless People be Allowed to have Pets?

SHOULD HOMELESS PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO HAVE PETS? ANIMALS AND HUMANS HAVE HAD A VERY LONG RELATIONSHIP. ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE THAT HUMANS AND DOGS HAVE cO-EXISTED FOR AS LONG AS 32,000 YEARS. OUR ABILITY TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANIMALS HAS GIVEN BOTH SPECIES AN ADVANTAGE FOR SURVIVAL IN BRUTAL ENVIRONMENTS. IT'S BEEN ESTIMATED THAT 5-10% OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE CITY HAVE A CAT OR DOG AS A PET AND IN RURAL AREAS IT MAY EVEN BE AS HIGH AS 25%. CITY 10% VILLAGE 25% PLEASE HELP THE QUESTION ARISES WHETHER A HOMELESS PERSON SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE PETS. BENEFITS TO HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH PETS. WHILE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT THE ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC STRAIN WOULD BE TOO MUCH, BUT DOGS AND CATS OFFER TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THEIR OWNERS. DOGS AND CATS PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP PETS ARE NON JUDGMENTAL ABOUT THEIR OWNERS APPEARANCE AND LIVING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIPS THEY CAN PROVIDE ARRANGEMENTS WARMTH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFIT OF HAVING SOMEONE TO SHARE STRUGGLES DOGS CAN WARN OF DANGER AND PROVIDE PROTECT FROM THREATS WHEN FACED WITH THE CHOICE BETWEEN A RESIDENCE AND THEIR PET, IT OFTEN IS MORE IMPORTANT TO HOMELESS PEOPLE KEEP THEIR PET THAN TO OBTAIN HOUSING FOR THEMSELVES. CHALLENGES HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH PETS FACE. LOVEIN PETC THE MAJORITY OF MOTELS, SHELTERS AND ASSISTED LIVING HOUSING PROGRAMS DO NOT ALLOW PETS, WHICH LIMITS THEIR ABILITY TO SHILTER FOR THE HOMELESS FIND A PLACE TO LIVE. MANY JOBS REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO HAVE A RESIDENCE, SO HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH PETS MAY FIND IT MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND A JOB BECAUSE THEY CANNOT OBTAIN PERMANENT I nead job HOUSING ANOTHER DIFFICULTY FACED BY THE HOMELESS WITH PETS IS THE ADDED EXPENSES OF OWNING A DOG OR CAT. VETERINARIAN CARE IS OFTEN BEYOND THE ABILITY OF THE HOMELESS TO AFFORD SO THEY DO NOT GET REQUIRED VACCINES OR SPAY AND NEUTRAL THEIR PETS THE HOMELESS WILL OFTEN NEGLECT THEMSELVES TO CARE FOR THEIR PETS. WHILE MANY He's HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE Hungry TO AFFORD PROPER PET FOOD FOR THEIR ANIMALS, THEY DO SHARE WHAT LITTLE OF THEIR OWN FOOD AS THEY ARE ABLE. WHETHER THE HOMELESS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO OWN PETS IS A CHALLENGING QUESTION THAT CANNOT BE ANSWERED EASILY. WHILE THE HOMELESS PERSON MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EASILY AFFORD COMFORT THEY GLADLY SHARE WHAT LITTLE THEY CAN WITH THEIR COMPANION. SOURCE: SMITH VETERINARY HOSPITAL - 905-881-8310 - BEST PET CLINIC IN RICHMOND HILL, VAUGHAN, THORNHILL