Fostering Pets in Need

 I have given this article a lot of thought. My passion has always been the environment and animals. Where pets are concerned I have always rescued pets in need, some just fostering while adopting others. The current family includes 5 rescued dogs and two rescued cats. Suffice it to say that until my two elderly dogs are no longer with us, I am unable to take in any more pets. The number is a result of combining households with my partner, both of us take in pets in need. :)

If you love pets, want to help but cannot give a pet a lifetime commitment, or you have pets and can only take in an animal temporarily, read on...
Now, I have a friend of a good friend in California who has struck a fabulous balance. She has adopted a couple dogs and has left room in her life and household to Foster pets in need, mainly dogs. She works with a Non-profit called Pound Puppy Rescue http://www.poundpuppyrescue.org/ in California whose mission is to save puppies, their moms and other dogs stressed from kennel life and get them off of death row. The key to their success is having Foster families take in the dogs while permanent homes can be found. This not only keeps the animals from being euthanised (due to overcrowding at shelters), it socialises the dogs so they make wonderful pets for their adopters.

Fostering is helping to save Hundreds of Thousands of Pets from being needlessly Euthanised in overcrowded situations and at kill shelters.  If you love dogs and cats and have the time Please consider the option of fostering an animal(s) while a permanent home(s) are found,  you will add to the number off pets being saved from death row.

For more information contact your local shelter or Humane Society.

I would love to hear from anyone who begins this journey of love  to share with readers