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"Father Joe’s Villages is a homeless shelter and detox facility in downtown San
Diego that can house about 800 people a night. On a campus spread across
several city blocks, it offers on-site health and dental clinics, a therapeutic
child care center and vocational training in disciplines like welding and
facilities management.
Father Joe’s also offers dog crates, kibble and pet-washing stations with
friendly blue tiles, because anyone who stays there is welcome to bring pets.
Most shelters don’t allow pets, other than service animals, so if a client
wants a bed, they need to find somewhere else for the animal to stay. If they
can’t, they have to surrender their beloved old cat or their kid’s pet bunny to
animal control, an often devastating calculation at an already difficult time.
And there are plenty of people who would rather sleep on the sidewalk than give
up their dog.
As homelessness in cities across the country has reached a crisis point,
shelter operators and animal welfare agencies say more shelters have begun
allowing pets, hoping it will encourage people to come inside or leave
dangerous situations at home."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
