Saving Dogs to Help Keep Families Together | NBC Left Field

For many Americans, pets are family. But what happens when they can’t afford to take care of them? In Springfield, Massachusetts, where some of the state’s lowest-income families live, one nonprofit strives to keep dogs and their owners together, against all odds.


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[sweetlandsheatingcooling]

Fantastic work keeping dogs and other pets with their families! Thank you.

[melindafrye]

Harleys Hope colorado springs, keeps dogs with owners, provided food and medical care. I havent had much involvement but hope to when I retire.

[PamB]

We have an organization here in Portland, OR (The Pongo Fund) that helps low income and homeless people feed their dogs and cats. They have recently acquired a kind of animal ambulance; it's a mobile emergency vet vehicle that drives around town providing assistance to the same people getting help with dog and cat food.
This organization is funded by donations from people who care about the well being of animals belongng to people who could not otherwise afford to keep their furry family members. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO DONATE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS! It's a good thing to care about animals, but it is also important to care about their owners; it's the same concept as when your take care of the parents, the children thrive too.

[yticivam]

That trotting elderbull makes me so happy ^_^
My five rescue cats continue to rescue me from depression and anxiety. At first, I didn't want to keep pets, because of the costs. I can't keep a full time job. But now that I have them, they've made my life so much more bearable. They're a reason to wake up and get up. It would've been harder to live without them.

[robbrown]

What a nice story, thank you for caring! When comes down to it we only have each other.

[webonics]

Awesome story and charity work! Thank you for your commitment and service to your community.

[sherrythompson]

Feeding the Pets of Tulsa's Homeless in Tulsa OK.  They pass out Dog & Cat Food every Wednesday morning at Iron Gate (Soup Kitchen) and then every Thursday evening under the bridge in conjunction with Night Lights organization which Feeds the Area residents and homeless.

[IvyRoad]

Lovely piece! It came up as an ad on another video and I happily watched every minute.

[massimookissed]

I was just out in the snow, fed 14 homeless cats.

[vanessavalentine]

There is a young woman in Bellingham, WA named Chelsea Matthews making incredibly wonderful changes to the abundant feral cat populations in and around Whatcom County near Bellingham, WA

[KaylaNoelle]

Me: I don't want to see that grandpa cry! I don't want to see that grandpa cry, oh my god!
That Grandpa: *Crying
Me: *Also Crying

[denelll.bennettsurvivorwar]

I need help to feed my two Cats who are My Emotional Support Animals!

[doppleross]

you picked one of the worst towns in Massachusetts good job

[GetaPetaHome]

That's exactly how the 38, 000 pet owners per year feel about pit bulls being predatory and killing their pets. Prey drive is bred into them like retrievers retrieve and Hound dogs how and pointers point and Bloodhounds Hound. No other dog will take your child's face off. You're really in for a surprise if you look up the images of what a pitbull can do. First Responders say they've never seen anything like it other than sharks and tiger attacks. The tiger is a fitting description because they are silent right before they attack.

[ArianeBanane]

the birthplace of basketball is ontario Canada

[GetaPetaHome]

Okay 1:32 if you can't afford to feed your dog maybe you shouldn't have a whole herd of them. Just saying.

[PamB]

If you care about pets, DONATE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FODD AND VET CARE ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME PET OWNERS!

[NPC_Pawnshop]

I thought you where feeding the Dogs to the homeless in Springfield, MA! Gotta say if you can't feed yourself, maybe don't have such a liability (dog) while icing on the streets. I think you are enabling a vulnerable homeless/mental health needy Community.