[Rachael1983]

[QUOTE=FlyingNimbus;4714221]I totally agree about the low income people being able to give a pet a good home. I just can't see a homeless person with a dog... mostly because I wouldn't know where that person would be able to go and keep the dog safe? Do they go to a homeless shelter and allowed to live there or? Mostly because living outside means being exposed to the elements, and in NYC I'd be hard pressed to say that a dog would be healthy living outside(asides of the obvious fumes, and stuff-- outside temperatures can reach below freezing, more so with the valley effect the buildings have on the city).

I'm not 100% sure on the details however I know its done. The elements aren't ideal however people make it work and those dogs provide protection, love and warmth to an often overlooked population. I'm not one to judge so if the city or non-profits are available to them, they know how to seek the resource to keep their pets. Just because we can't see how it can be healthy living outside, doesn't mean the dog isn't healthy. I think we all have some exposure to pollution so I don't consider that a major concern.