Pickles and her human companion have been homeless for nine months living on the streets of San Diego, CA. They are on a list waiting for housing and receive food stamps. Pickles’ companion called Feeding Pets of the Homeless® when his dog, a brown and white spayed female Pit Bull had been limping and not...
A woman has been homeless for two years, receives food stamps and lives in a shelter in the San Diego, CA area. She heard about Feeding Pets of the Homeless® from a friend when her dog, Tika, a 12-year old female apple head Chihuahua fell off her bunk bed at the shelter and broke her...
Jake, a 6-year-old shepherd pitbull mix, and his female human companion live out of their van in Crosby, TN. They stay in big box store parking lots or campgrounds. They have spent the last three years homeless and receive food stamps. They also hold a sign on the streets asking for spare change. Jake’s companion...
A woman in Nevada lost her job due to the COVID-19 crisis at the end of February. In mid-March she lost her home; she had been living with her son. When he lost his job, she could no longer stay. She now lives in her RV in the Nevada desert and stops by a campsite...
Feeding Pets of the Homeless® first met Tinkerbelle and her family in January 2019 when their bulldog was treated for uncontrollable vomiting. They reached out to Feeding Pets of the Homeless® again when Tinkerbelle, a red merle Australian shepherd, was attacked by another dog. We contacted our veterinary partner in Arizona to have Tinkerbelle examined....
We received a call from a homeless woman in Oakland, CA regarding her dog Peanut, a 13-year-old miniature pinscher chihuahua mix who had been bitten by another dog. She took Peanut to the emergency room and was told Peanut would need six medications that she could not afford. She was also told Peanut might need...
A 10-month-old black lab pit mix, Maggie, and 3-year-old chihuahua terrier mix, Buster, have been homeless with their companion for about five years. Their companion is disabled, and they have all been living in a tarp structure off the train tracks. Both dogs needed attention. Maggie had been coughing for days, she had been drastically...
Feeding Pets of the Homeless™ received a call from a homeless woman in Tucson, AZ. She lives in a tent in the desert and has been homeless for the past year. She receives SSI, food stamps and she goes to food banks in the area. However, due to the CDC’s COVID-19 recommendations, she was unable...
A homeless woman in Victorville, CA has been staying in a motel for the past month with her four children, two dogs, and two cats. She has been homeless for four months and receives SNAP benefits. We verified her homelessness with the county. She called Feeding Pets of the Homeless™ in November 2019 after learning...
We want to preface this story with the fact that it does not have a happy ending. While this is not typical of our success stories, it is sometimes the unfortunate reality that we cannot save every pet. What we can do is ease the burden that the homeless have when caring for and making...
