Go Foster a Pet - Natalie Blaszak

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COVID-19 has infiltrated everyone's lives in a matter of months. Just like any virus, it started off small and continued to grow and spread, becoming more and more devastating. Because of this, I decided that it would be best if we talked about something else; something happy. So instead of talking so much about this pandemic, I'm going to be talking about dogs and cats, more specifically, dogs and cats in animal shelters. This does have a bit to do with the Coronavirus, as what I will be sharing is a result of the virus, but it is more so about the animals.

Due to the virus, many animal shelters have been struggling to manage all of the pets in their shelters. While trying to adapt to social distancing, but still take care of their pets, the job of shelter workers has become strenuous. As a result, people began volunteering to foster pets from the shelters during this time. Actually, one shelter called Best Friends Animal Society "has placed 73 dogs and cats into foster homes from its Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah," as reported by journalist Jen Reeder for Today News. Not only that, but 69 pets in Atlanta, 23 pets in New York, 140 pets in Los Angeles, and 165 pets in Salt Lake City have been welcomed into foster homes since the decision to open up free foster care. Taking a look at the Evenson family's experience, fostering a dog from a shelter has been a great way to keep their minds off of everything that is going on. The dog created an instant bond with one of the kids in the family and has become very attached.

A live poll located on the website allows you to cast your vote as to whether you would be open to fostering an animal during the Coronavirus pandemic. Out of the 159 votes cast, 7% said no, 18% said they were in the middle, and 75% of the votes said yes, they would. This means that roughly 120 of the 159 people who voted would be open to fostering a pet from a shelter. This is a good sign for these shelters, not only because there are so many people open to fostering pets, but because this would even lead to future adoptions of these animals that would give the pets real homes.

Despite the unfathomable effects of the Coronavirus, we can try our best to look at the bright side of things and focus on the things that are going well in the world. It is understandable that it might be hard to look at the positive side of things, since there are so many negatives from this virus, but in the end we will come out stronger and with more knowledge than we had before. So, as we wait for the other side, we can pay attention to the good things going on and just try to stay positive


Comments

  1. DanielleApril 1, 2020 at 9:40 AM

    What a great idea! We're home, so we have the time to work with a new pet.

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2020 at 1:29 PM

    This is a very good idea! This is a great way to help out

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