A lack of affordable pet-friendly rentals is forcing some people in Saskatoon to choose between keeping their furry friend or securing a place to live.

Kelly Kavanagh owned her home in Warman for the past decade and adopted two cats and two dogs with her partner.

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But now, 10 years later, a separation forced Kavanagh to sell that home and start searching for a rental in Saskatoon. It’s a position she never expected to be in when she took on four animals.

“You just don’t think of that when you own your own house and you get your pets,” she said.

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