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A lavvu in the late 1800s, from "Norge i det nittende aarhundrede" (1900). A lavvu (or Northern Sami: lávvu, Lule Sami: låvdagoahte, Inari Sami: láávu, Skolt Sami: kååvas, Kildin Sami: коавас (kåvas), Finnish: kota or umpilaavu, Norwegian: lavvo or sametelt, and Swedish: kåta) is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern extremes of Northern Europe.
The Canada lynx is a good climber and swimmer; it constructs rough shelters under fallen trees or rock ledges. It has a thick coat and broad paws, and is twice as effective as the bobcat at supporting its weight on the snow.
Dugout home near Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 Coober Pedy dugout, Australia. A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground.
The councils are urging anyone who knows of a rough sleeper to get in touch so they can be offered shelter. Swep is activated when the temperature falls below 0C (32F).
Rough sleeper in London, 2015. Homelessness in the United Kingdom is measured and responded to in differing ways in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but affects people living in every part of the UK's constituent countries. Most homeless people have at least a modicum of shelter but without any security of tenure.
This loss of basic shelter put the numbers of people sleeping rough into the thousands on the streets of the UK capital. There was a view that 'Care in the Community' had led to psychiatric hospital patients being turned out into the streets. Though this was never substantiated many ex-patients did suffer neglect and abuse once released.
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A dog with a rough past needed a new home — then adopters flocked to her South Carolina shelter. “We posted her on our social media accounts and the response was incredible,” a Greenville ...