A woman has been living in her vehicle for the past 20 years in Eureka, California. She has zero income and receives food stamps. She learned about Feeding Pets of the Homeless from the organization PALS. Her five-year-old Chihuahua was pregnant and experiencing difficulty breathing. After completing an intake over the phone her homelessness was...
By Louise B. Miller Ph.D. Pets are an essential part of our psychological toolkit and a great source of comfort. The experience of spending time with an animal is beneficial in the context of your overall health and well-being. To read full article….
Our October 2020 newsletter shares an interesting article on the impact of COVID-19 and death of the homeless! We are currently in the middle of A Community Thrives fundraiser where every dollar goes towards continuing to serve pets of the homeless population. With your donations, we are eligible to be awarded additional grant funds. Share...
A woman has been homeless for two years in Eureka, CA living in her van with her companion animal. Precious is her seven-year-old German Shepard mix. She receives food stamps and is unemployed. A friend recommended Feeding Pets of the Homeless® to her after they had received assistance. Precious was having some difficulty urinating and...
A woman has been living in her vehicle for the past three years along with her 11-month old Pit Bull puppy, King. She is unemployed and utilizes food stamps. In June, King was hit by a vehicle and was seriously injured. King’s owner walked into an animal emergency hospital looking for assistance for the puppy....
A homeless woman called Feeding Pets of the Homeless® about her cat, Mia, who she thinks might have gotten in a cat fight the previous evening. Mia, is a 10-month old Calico. Mia was shaking and wouldn’t let the woman hold her at all which was unusual. Mia’s mom is homeless and is living in an RV...
A woman has been homeless living in her car for two months in Cartersville, GA. She receives food stamps and makes money doing odd jobs. She learned about Feeding Pets of the Homeless® on the internet and called us when her dog, Blue, a four-month old black Chihuahua Jack Russell Terrier mix was lethargic, not...
Our September 2020 newsletter spotlights our Executive Director, Renee Lowry! Don’t forget to set a calendar reminder to make a donation during the Little By Little Matching Campaign, Sept. 14-18, 2020. Read about all this and more here: Feeding Pets of the Homeless® September 2020 Newsletter Issue 146
A man has been homeless for over 7 years. Currently, he is living in his van fighting prostate cancer and lives with his companion, Tank, a 12-year-old neutered male Pit Bull mix. He gets SNAP benefits, but he seeks out additional food and hygiene services at churches and the local Salvation Army. Feeding Pets of...
By: Yasmeen Serhan The Atlantic – July 18, 2020 Britain’s efforts to house thousands of people amid the pandemic prove that even the most intractable problems are solvable—with enough political will. Then the coronavirus forced countries into lockdown and confined people to their homes, governments had to confront an urgent question: How do stay-at-home orders...
