As much as low-income people love their pets, however, many discover they are not able to look after them.
Brent Adams understands people. That’s why he likes animals better.
Like a lot of people in or near poverty, Adams makes room in his heart and his limited budget for animals. Of the estimated 165 million pets in the United States, 23 million live with their owners in poverty, according to data from the ASPCA and the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Massachusetts.
“We are striving for a humane city, a no-kill city, so pets aren’t dying in shelters because owners can’t afford them,” said Melissa Levy, executive director of PAWS.“We are trying to do what the veterinary profession has not done,” said Michael Blackwell, a veterinarian at the University of Tennessee. “We are building a formal way of reaching lower economic people.”
It’s common to see more stray animals in low-income neighbourhoods, said Samantha Holbrook, president of Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia. The non-profit runs a help desk within ACCT that offers assistance to people looking to give up their animals because they can’t afford care. To help, Citizens For a No-Kill Philadelphia sends representatives to different low-income neighbourhoods distributing free and low-cost items, including pet food and kitty litter. The group also educates residents about the importance of pet sterilisation, and identifies places with low-cost vet services.
When it comes to people in poverty and their pets, there is an “elephant in the room”, according to Blackwell of Tennessee. “People say, ‘If you can’t afford vet care, you probably shouldn’t have a pet.’”
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