By Genevieve Frederick | Founder/President
The Holiday Season can be a stressful time for anyone but experiencing homelessness during this season is especially distressing. Many of our subscribers on social media are homeless with pets and my heart is saddened by the difficulties and despair they face.
Homelessness is a life-and-death crisis. Faced with obstacles every day…their pets offer unconditional love, companionship, loyalty and protection without judgment.
Our mission: Feeding Pets of the Homeless® believes in the healing power of companion pets and of the human/animal bond, which is very important in the lives of many homeless. They find solace, protection and companionship through their pets. They care for their pets on limited resources so they themselves have less. Our task, nationwide, is to feed and provide basic emergency veterinary care to their pets and thus relieve the anguish and anxiety of the homeless who cannot provide for their pets.
Our programs are for clients with pets that are experiencing homelessness:
We know our programs are a success for so many pets and we know we have given the homeless hope; they email or call with gratitude for the assistance we provided.
Herbert lives in Grants Pass, OR. Herbert was homeless for a few months. He is a disabled veteran and is part of the HUD VASH program. He receives SSI and Food Stamps. Herbert heard about our organization from the VA. Jewell Margart Bull is a 7-year-old timber wolf/basset hound mix dog. Jewell has numerous tumors on her and kept biting at them. She also needed some updated vaccines. She is spayed. We received pictures and received verification from his social worker. Herbert has a friend who can drive him to vet appointments. Treatment was approved at a local veterinary hospital.
After the examination, the vet recommended updated vaccinations, testing on her tumors and antibiotics. We approved this treatment for $240. Jewell will be needing future surgery on the tumors and Feeding Pets of the Homeless can help with $1,760 towards the surgery.
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By Genevieve Frederick | Founder/President
By Genevieve Frederick | Founder/President
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