Episode

Why Would Somebody Who is Homeless Want a Pet?

Podcast: KRFC From Here to Home
Published: Jan 12, 2026
Duration seconds: 949
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Summary

Larry and David discuss why and how people experiencing homelessness care for pets. You can also learn how people who are homeless care for their pets, and what life is like living with a pet while being homeless. Explore the motivations behind caring for a pet while homeless in the words of people living the experience, and how living with a pet while homeless is similar and different to living with a pet while housed.