I 'think since Friday between 22 and 23 people contacted me that were homeless right before the holidays.” YYC
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“I went to one lady in the middle of the night. She still had blood on her face. She couldn’t go and seek help because she wasn’t going to leave her dog to go to hospital,” David said.“I opened the pet first aid kit I have in my car and I cleaned up her face because she said ‘I’m not leaving so whatever has to be done has to be done here because me and my dog are not separating.
“Anybody who would like to work with us to make a heckuva change, we’re willing. Our team is ready to execute this. We’ve been ready for four years.”Only one shelter in the region accepts animals along with their humans and that’s in the town of Strathmore, 53 kilometres east of Calgary. The Strathmore Overnight Shelter only has room for about 20 people.
“We allow people to bring their pets in because it’s all they have. Sometimes we have to talk them into fostering them out if they aren’t able to take care of them enough,” said Elizabeth Karp, a pastor from Harvest Healing Centre Church, which built the shelter.“I certainly understand they don’t want to part with them. That’s all they have and it’s what’s keeping them going and, so as long as they got along with each other and with people, they’re allowed to bring them in,” she added.
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