Melissa David has seen the toll coronavirus pandemic-related financial and physical strain can have on pet owners. She runs a charity called Parachutes for Pets, which provides subsidized pet care including food hampers and medical care, for low-income residents. “We put out 200 hampers the last two weeks of March.
Normally we do about 25 a month to older people,” Bond said. “People were literally sending us pictures of their last cup of food in their dog bag.
We’re like okay we’re going to have to pool our resources and try to do what is absolutely urgent for the next month or so or however long this goes on.” David feels strongly about making sure pets are taken care of during the COVID-19 outbreak.