{"id":23742,"date":"2025-12-17T10:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/?p=23742"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:05:38","slug":"humane-society-partners-with-ventura-housing-to-keep-pets-with-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/humane-society-partners-with-ventura-housing-to-keep-pets-with-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Humane Society Partners With Ventura Housing to Keep Pets With Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/keyt.com\/lifestyle\/2025\/12\/16\/humane-society-partners-with-ventura-housing-to-keep-pets-with-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denne artikel blev oprindeligt udgivet af KEYT.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) &#8211; The Humane Society is partnering with Ventura Housing to help residents keep their pets as they transition out of homelessness, removing a common barrier that often forces people to choose between housing and their animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the partnership, Humane Society veterinary teams visit Ventura Housing developments quarterly to provide free or low-cost veterinary services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is supported by a Ventura County Community Foundation grant and is designed to make routine pet care accessible for residents who may otherwise struggle to afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership currently serves eight Ventura Housing communities: Chapel Lane, Westview Village, Valentine Road Apartments, El Portal, Gregory Gardens, Vista Del Mar Commons, Willett Ranch, and Buena Vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advocates say programs like this address a significant need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies estimate that 5 to 10 percent of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. have a dog or cat, and surveys show many avoid shelters because pets are not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has also found that forced separation from pets can cause deep emotional distress, particularly for people already facing trauma and instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ventura Housing says keeping people and pets together strengthens stability, emotional well-being, and community connections\u2014helping residents rebuild their lives without leaving behind the companions who supported them through their hardest moments.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published by KEYT. VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) &#8211; The Humane Society is partnering with Ventura Housing to help residents keep their pets as they transition out of&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-coverage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vccf.org\/da\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}