Thank you
from the animals – pet to be allowed in public housing in DC
Thanks to
the efforts of the ASPCA,
the Washington
Humane Society, the
AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Bread for the City, Legal Aid of the
District of Columbia, and the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, pets
will now be allowed in Washington, DC, public housing.
Yippy, Skippy!
Previously only pets in
public housing since 2004 were permitted but recently HUD determined that the
ban violates federal law and pets will be permitted for the elderly and
disabled.
According to the ASPCA
website (see above link and below), pets provide constant comfort and also
enhance health and wellbeing. In addition, lack of affordable pet-friendly
housing is a factor for people to relinquish their pets to a shelter.
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