NYC opens first pet-friendly homeless shelter in the Bronx

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New York City has opened its first pet-friendly homeless shelter, meaning that people in need of shelter will no longer have to give up their pets to find a place to stay.

New York City's first pet-friendly homeless shelter is now a reality. "This is groundbreaking work," says Nathaniel Fields, the CEO of Urban Resource Institute.That's because pets have never been allowed at any homeless shelter in the city.The new building in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx is currently home to 5 pets.

So, you can imagine someone who is in crisis experiencing homelessness, which can be very traumatic to them, needing that help for that emotional support," said Fields.This is a pilot program, one that is similar to a program launched in 2013 for domestic violence survivors under the People and Animals Living Safely program. Fields says they started the work back then because 50% of survivors would not leave an abusive relationship without their pet.

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