Canadians urged to include pets in their COVID-19 emergency plans

Melissa David has seen the toll 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.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox"People were literally sending us pictures of their last cup of food in th