Resources

Emergency and Crisis Resources

Colorado Crisis Services:

Call 1-844-493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255.

For shelter and other housing & emergency resources:

Call 211.

Pet Resources

Denver Animal Shelter

Website: denveranimalshelter.org.

Phone number: 720-913-1311.

Address: 1241 W Bayaud Ave, Denver, CO.

Temporary Pet Housing Program

Shelter Neuter Return Program

Lost Pets

Breed-Restricted Permits

Re-homing, Microchips, Pet Licensing, Surrender, Spay and Neuter, Pet Vaccinations, End of a Pet's Life

Barking Dog Tips

Positive Reinforcement Training Tips

Shy Dog Tips

For free toys, leashes, collars, pet services, supplies, spay/neuter wellness package including vaccines, microchip, pet license, and help finding low-cost pet care options:

-Northeast Denver (80239): Call or text 720-402-4517 for more information.

-Southwest Denver (80219 & 80204): Call or text 303-910-0875 for more information.

Denver Dumb Friends League

Website: ddfl.org.

Phone number: 303-751-5772.

Subsidized Veterinary Care.

Colorado Pet Pantry

Website: coloradopetpantry.org.

Phone number: 303-818-0618.

Cat Care Society

Website: catcaresociety.org.

Phone number: 303-239-9680.

The Feline Fix

Website: thefelinefix.org

Phone number: 303-202-3516.

Address: 6075 Parkway Dr, Commerce City, CO.

Spay/Neuter, FIV/FeLV Test, Microchip, Vaccines

Wellness Clinic

Guardian Angel Veterinary Care

Website: gavccolorado.com.

Phone number: 720-600-7555.

Address: 873 Thornton Pkwy, Thornton, CO.

Spay Today

Website: spay.today.

Phone number: 303-984-7729.

Address: 1401 Ammons St, Lakewood, CO.

Planned Pethood

Website: plannedpethoodinternational.org.

Phone number: 303-433-3291.

Address: 4595 N Harlan St, Wheat Ridge, CO.

The Street Dog Coalition

Website: thestreetdogcoalition.org.

Phone number: 970-829-8789.

Free Veterinary Care, Pop-Up Street Clinics

End of Life Care

Ticket to Ride Program

Dire Straits Program

Peace, Love & Paws

Website: peacelovepaws.org.

Phone number: 303-990-1893.

Infographics

Kerman Framework Summary

Kerman Framework Graphic_2024-04-08.pdf

Related Literature

Kerman, N., Lem, M., Witte, M., Kim, C., & Rhoades, H. (2020). A Multilevel Intervention Framework for supporting people experiencing homelessness with pets. Animals, 10(10), 1869.

KermanFramework.pdf

Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative: Homeless Youth Needs Assessment.

HomelessYouthNeedsAssessment.pdf

O’haire, M. (2010). Companion animals and human health: Benefits, challenges, and the road ahead. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 5, 226–234.

CompanionAnimalsAndHumanHealth.pdf

Scanlon, L., Hobson-West, P., Cobb, K., McBride, A., & Stavisky, J. (2021). Homeless People and Their Dogs: Exploring the Nature and Impact of the Human–Companion Animal Bond. Anthrozoös, 34(1), 77-92.

HomelessPeopleAndTheirDogs.pdf

Flynn, E., Zoller, A. G., Mueller, M. K., & Morris, K. N. (2019). Human-animal-environment interactions as a context for child and adolescent growth. Journal of Youth Development, 14(4), 144-163.

HumanAnimalEnvironmentInteractions.pdf

Parker, L., Boland, L., & Warren, A. (2020). “She’s Me”: An Exploration of Pet Ownership from the Perspective of People Who Are Homeless. People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 3(1), 1.

ExplorationOfPetOwnership.pdf

Flynn, E., Denson, E. B., Mueller, M. K., Gandenberger, J., & Morris, K. N. (2020b). Human-animal-environment interactions as a context for youth social-emotional health and wellbeing: Practitioners’ perspectives on processes of change, implementation, and challenges. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 41(2020), 1-7.

Rhoades, H., Winetrobe, H., & Rice, E. (2015). Pet ownership among homeless youth: Associations with mental health, service utilization and housing status. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 46(2), 237-244.

Bender, K., Begun, S., Durbahn, R., Ferguson, K., & Schau, N. (2018). My own best friend: Homeless youths’ hesitance to seek help and strategies for coping independently after distressing and traumatic experiences. Social Work in Public Health, 33, 149-162.

Lem, M., Coe, J. B., Haley, D. B., Stone, E., & O'Grady, W. (2016). The protective association between pet ownership and depression among street-involved youth: A cross-sectional study. Anthrozoös, 29(1), 123-136.

Bender K., Thompson S. J., McManus H., Lantry J., Flynn P. M. (2007) Capacity for survival: exploring strengths of homeless street youth. Child Youth Care Forum 36(1):25–42.

Wood L., Giles-Corti B., Bulsara M., Bosch D.A. (2007) More than a furry companion: the ripple effect of companion animals on neighborhood interactions and sense of community. Soc Anim 15(1):43–56.