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I grew up in a suburb just south of Tulsa, but living and working here as an adult opened my eyes to a view of the city I hadn’t previously seen. I didn’t know about entire neighborhoods filled with houses on the brink of collapse or streets lined with broken-down cars and crumbling roads. I didn’t understand that food deserts — areas where grocery stores and fresh food are scarce — exist so close to us.

And I wasn’t aware of how many people are living in extended-stay motels, in their cars or even in sheds because affordable housing is out of reach. Our cruelty complaint calls and assistance requests at the Tulsa SPCA often overlap on maps of these areas. But more often than not, the people we meet in these situations are doing the best they can with the little they have.



I’ve seen incredible love between people and their pets, even in the face of job loss, disabilities and other hardships. Their circumstances may be difficult, but the way they care for their pets often rivals what you’d find in the “best” homes. People are also reading.

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