PREVENTING EVICTION AND HOUSING LOSS: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A ONE HEALTH APPROACH AND THE HUMAN-COMPANION ANIMAL BOND.

The article discusses a study that applies the one health approach to show and address the issue of housing instability in Baltimore, Maryland, and extends the public health concept by connecting animal welfare and human health. It examines the hypothesis that people living in low income and vulnerable communities, who are at a high risk for housing loss through eviction, seek to surrender their pets before being evicted. It describes strategies to alleviate financial stress related to pets.