A lot of people find emotional security from ‘their special baby’. We’re talking about the furry kind here, cats and dogs mostly, but not exclusively.
They are important enough that people who are homeless will avoid shelters and brave life outdoors year around, rather than accept an emergency shelter’s ‘no pets’ policy.
Others, perhaps no less attached to ‘their baby’, have little or no choice about keeping their ‘family’ together when the weather is too inclement for outdoor living even if they have some money for accommodation.
Just ‘some’ money doesn’t cut it in Vancouver, B.C. when it comes to finding an affordable apartment. The province allows landlords to decide whether to allow pets, or not. Pets become unlikely victims of Vancouver’s affordable housing crisis. Read more in NARCITY: People Are Abandoning Their Animals Because Of The Housing Crisis In Vancouver
One possible solution can be found if a pet-owning person moves to a different province. Ontario, for example, does not permit a landlord to discriminate against a pet-owner as long as the animal does not interfere with other tenants’ enjoyment of their home.
