Pets OK BC

"...would like to stay in the local area that has become home, but with rents having risen dramatically, there is nothing they can afford. However, to compound Grim's financial difficulties, there is now the social, emotional and psychological jeopardy of the 'No Pet' clause."

@coeurvids Yes it's a sad reality that has a rather simple solution. Instead our housing policy caters to landlords' irrational fears and their insistence on controlling tenants' lives. Meanwhile people & animals go homeless, or forcibly separated from their loved ones. @selinarobinson 🙉

@PetsOkBC I live in a pet-friendly apartment building in Victoria and have room for a senior female with a cat or dog effective November 10 in James Bay area.

@JenStDen @starvancouver Standing ovation for all your exemplary reporting!

Hi everyone. I have made the difficult decision to leave @StarVancouver, but I’m still very much here for #journalism and looking for new opportunities. Thanks so much for reading my words over the years - I’ll be posting a few examples of work I’m particularly proud of

@JaneSeyd @BowinnMa I have to say @BowinnMa has done more as an MLA than anyone since I moved to BC. I am not a big fan of supporting a party blindly but the @bcndp have lived up to their promises in an unheard of fashion. Please focus on pets in rentals next @PetsOkBC is leading on this issue!

@inferavirino @AesaradeLucania @VanCityClerk @kennedystewart @PtFry @DailyHiveVan Yes exactly. @AesaradeLucania's inference that other workplaces should disallow (non-human) animals because they aren't appropriate at hers, is what is really self-centered here. But I guess me saying the preferences at one random work establishment is none of my biz = snotty 🤷‍♂️

I see no reason this can't work in Vancouver. @VanCityClerk 👀 @kennedystewart 👀 @PtFry 👀 @DailyHiveVan thestar.com/life/relations…

#Landlords, #PropertyManagers and #Tenant Support Workers across #Ontario: We want to hear from you, if you have experiences in #renting to #seniors with #pets. Please see the flyer below for more info and visit form.simplesurvey.com/f/l/Housing?ds… to participate!

To express your support for #rental housing that accepts #pets and to obtain legislative change on this issue, sign this letter addressed to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing #KeepingFamiliesTogether spca.com/en/keeping-fam…

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@kwardvancouver @cococulbertson @sarahblyth @PetsOkBC @selinarobinson @PHScss @hogans_alley @YVRTenantsUnion @pivotlegal @CMHABC @bccla @kennedystewart @christineeboyle Curious what the criteria will be for judging what pets are allowed or not. Especially when pets can be soooo supportive to healing and decreasing isolation. Not to mention that for many, pets are the (sometimes only) family!

"supportive" - fyi @cococulbertson @sarahblyth

@yvr000 @leanne_mclaren @CityofVancouver GTFO with this nonsense. Oh allergies, never heard that excuse before. You know what species has the worst carbon footprint on Earth? Humans. It's not even close. Meanwhile animals suffer, children grow up without empathy and seniors die lonely. You happy?

@leanne_mclaren @CityofVancouver @PetsOkBC There are plenty of "pets ok" listings. Also, many people have allergy issues, carpeted suits, etc. Plus pets are very bad for carbon footprint, which is the main priority these days.

We're increasing compensation for displaced tenants, assistance finding permanent housing for displaced tenants who need it most, and enabling new resources to ensure transparency and communication between renters and landlords. Learn more: ow.ly/RGzZ50uCvF3

@mtnbvan @PetsOkBC @CityofVancouver @ahvancouver @OneCityVan @COPEVancouver @YVRTenantsUnion @kennedystewart @PtFry @JeanSwanson_ @rebeccaleebligh These tenants are exactly those folks.... Wokers in social service, child care, retail, teaching, artists and retirees on GIS. Seems impossible that Tenant Relocation Plan could find them units with rents remotely within their budgets. Let alone pet-friendly.

Exotic pets are NOT ok. newswire.ca/news-releases/… #exoticpets #otters

@CityofVancouver considering this development application which would reduce units of housing from 11 to 3, inc removing 2 suites to build parking. Seniors & low income folks, almost all w/ pets. @PetsOkBC @ahvancouver @OneCityVan @COPEVancouver @YVRTenantsUnion #VanRE #vanpoli

@Liz_Blackwood @CityofVancouver @ahvancouver @OneCityVan @COPEVancouver @YVRTenantsUnion This is atrocious. Please Mayor and Council REJECT this dev app! @kennedystewart @PtFry @JeanSwanson_ @rebeccaleebligh

@katrinamay_ @CityofVancouver Condos? Rentals? Affordable? Pet and family friendly? How many 1BR? 40% of Vancouver households are single-person. This is by design. 1BR are the most profitable. Also contributes to loneliness in our city.

The first project I’ve provided comment on as part of the @CityofVancouver Development Permit Board Advisory Panel. It was approved with conditions today and will be the tallest passive house building in the world.

@msgalfriday Keep a candle lit for all the breeds targeted as aggressive and needlessly destroyed.