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Bald Range wildfire victims, BC SPCA plead for more pet-friendly housing
The BC SPCA says more families are being forced to surrender pets as landlords reject households with animals, leaving wildfire victims separated from companions.
- After months of searching, Erin Hayman's family will reunite with their four cats next month following the loss of their home in the Bald Range wildfire in August.
- The SPCA emergency boarding program housed the family's four cats—Peaches, Miso, Gauntlett, and Calamari—after temporary housing permitted only the family's two dogs.
- "We didn't want to take away that source of comfort," Hayman said of the cats' role for her daughters; the SPCA's care meant the family could keep them together.
- SPCA Senior Officer of Government Relations Sarah Herring urged the government to improve pet-friendly housing access, citing evidence that tenants with pets do not cause more damage than those without.
- Hayman, a former landlord, urged owners to consider pets case-by-case, stating they remain "incredibly valuable" to British Columbian families, especially for seniors and children.
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Bald Range wildfire victims, BC SPCA plead for more pet-friendly housing - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
After months of searching, the Hayman family will finally have their whole family back under one roof in November. The family, which includes two dogs and four cats, lost their home in the Bald Range wildfire in August. On top of losing belongings and memories, the Hayman’s feared they would have to give up their pets in order to find housing. “It’s kind of been impossible,” said Erin Hayman. “We know we have a lot of pets, and no one wants to r…
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