Telltale Turtle

The Telltale Turtle: A Pet Psychic Mystery by Joyce & Jim Lavene

In this story, a homeless man shows up at an animal clinic with his pet goat, Waldo. The city will not allow the guy to tie Waldo outside the shelter where he stays and eats grass. The city also stopped him from taking the goat to "Riverside Park" to eat. Obviously the man can not afford to buy Waldo food.

Also, a building had been vacant for several years. "The first floor had rats and burn spots where homeless people had made fires...".