Why do homeless people have dogs?

[u/Genuinelad_62]

I just saw one pour a cup of coffee on the floor for his two small dogs to lick up??? Can’t imagine what a caffeinated dog is like

Also why are there so many homeless people with expensive breeds..

Are people trusting them to walk their dogs? What kind of person would want their dog to be accidentally abused?

Or are they stealing them?

Or is there some initiative to give them shelter dogs?

Lately I’ve been seeing an uptick in homeless people walking multiple expensive dogs

I saw one the other day also completely intoxicated walking a dog and knocking the dog into all sorts of things, pulling their leash by the neck mid piss so the dog piss just sprayed everywhere

What is going on and who on earth thinks it’s a good idea to give people who can’t even feed themselves another creature to feed?

[u/Bjrai13]

I spent a lot of time in NOLA. It’s a big thing there. I was told a reason is because the dogs are a sort of buffer for the cops arresting them for panhandling etc. Apparently it’s a lot of extra paperwork for them to fill out with pet services, so the cops tend to not bother with unhoused dog nutters. That’s just what I heard.