via News5:
Local animal shelters are in desperate need for foster families as they prepare for an influx of puppies and kittens.
The Friendship APL in Elyria currently has 60 foster families in rotation, but needs many more.
“Fosters have really made a huge impact the overall animal welfare in Northeast Ohio,” said executive director Greg Willey. “We will oftentimes go from having 75 to 80 cats and kittens at any one time, and then by May or June, we will have 300 cats and kittens in our system.”
The shelter provides everything a foster family needs — food, litter, bedding, cages, even toys.
Animals are fostered when they are too young to be adopted out, are recovering from injuries, or are nursing mothers. It helps free up space at the shelter to take in more animals, as well.
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