Pets give us companionship and keep us healthier. They can give us a reason just to get out of bed in the morning.
Unfortunately, some people have had a difficult time being able to keep their pets in recent years. The cost of housing is up. Inflation makes it , pet food and other supplies. Eviction moratoriums and financial assistance programs that helped people during the pandemic have largely gone away.
As a result, many shelters are at or near capacity. Now the people who run those shelters are turning to creative ways to help keep pets in their homes – with their owners.
To learn more about these approaches, host Erin O'Toole talked with Mouse Jewell, a client intake specialist with the , and Judy Calhoun, CEO at , which serves Larimer and Weld counties.
