Homeless pet owners on Skid Row can now find free food, leashes and collars for their cats and dogs.
Starting this week, the Downtown Dog Rescue will operate a weekly pet resource center on Skid Row. Volunteers will hand out free pet care essentials every Wednesday at the Inner City Law Center, a non-profit law firm downtown, NBC4's media partner KPCC reported.
It's a project Lori Weise, the president of DDR, said is the first of its kind.
"This is just our small part," she said.
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