Engaging Housing Providers with Pet Inclusivity

Increasing the quantity and quality of pet-inclusive housing is vital to ensuring people and pets stay together, since pet owners cite housing-related issues as one of the main reasons for surrendering pet dogs and cats to shelters and rescues. Using analysis from the Pet-Inclusive Housing Report and other recent research findings, this session will describe the differences between pet-friendly and pet-inclusive housing and the massive gap between pet-inclusive housing availability and need. In addition the data, stats, and analysis from our groundbreaking Pet-Inclusive Housing Report, we now have fascinating rental housing data at the national, state, and market levels that demonstrate the gap between just pet-friendly and truly pet-inclusive housing which can pinpoint for the animal welfare industry exactly where to focus their pet-inclusive housing advocacy and in-reach efforts to prevent shelter and rescue intakes and increase live outcomes. Importantly, this session will also explore opportunities and challenges related to…