“I Have Faith”: Kookum’s Frantic Plea as City’s Shelter Gaps Leave People in The Cold

The situation frames a damning contradiction: public outrage would rightly erupt if a pet were left tethered outside in the cold, yet human beings are expected to endure it with little more than a tarp for shelter. Occupational safety rules would forbid workers from similar exposure, but for those without housing, it is a mandatory condition of survival.