Dog Talk: Pet fostering takes a special kind of love, and can save lives

A pet fosterer takes in a furry for a limited period of time, usually weeks, after which they hand the pet over to an adopter or to a shelter. — 123rf.com

Shelters do amazing, important work, but living with dozens or hundreds of other animals is stressful. Pets dumped on the roadside, taken from abusers, or who are too young to be vaccinated all need refuge, but can’t take shelter life.

Enter the fosterers.