{"id":21292,"date":"2014-10-08T11:25:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T11:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=21292"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:44:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:44:07","slug":"homeless-dog-owners-left-out-in-the-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/homeless-dog-owners-left-out-in-the-cold","title":{"rendered":"Homeless dogs left out in the cold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The homeless and their pets are being left out in the cold, as only five shelters in Cardiff are able to offer dog friendly accommodation this winter.<\/p>\n<p>For many who are homeless, dogs offer security and friendship. \u00a0But Lynsey Alston from Dogs Trust UK says \u201cunfortunately only 8% of UK hostels are dog friendly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21349\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 427px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/nologo_1_Big_dog_aj.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21349 \" alt=\"For many sleeping on the streets, a dog really is man's best friend. [Photograph by Isabel Hutchinson]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/nologo_1_Big_dog_aj-427x312.jpg\" width=\"427\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">For many sleeping on the streets, a dog really is man&#8217;s best friend. [Photograph by Isabel Hutchinson]<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As only a handful of Cardiff shelters offer pet friendly rooms and free and subsidised vet care, these services are in high demand.\u00a0The recession has led to large funding cuts for charities and pet friendly projects at Cardiff shelters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Corina Churchlow from YMCA HA Cardiff claims that all three of their pet friendly rooms are currently full, meaning that many homeless dog owners will be sleeping rough this winter with their beloved pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a place for man&#8217;s best friend in Cardiff&#8217;s homeless shelters?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,55],"tags":[62,3609,3606,3607,1923,3614,1383,1384,3605,3613,3608,3611,3610,417,3612,1281],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Homeless dogs left out in the cold - 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