Puppies Need Foster Homes

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Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you can help to foster. Our oldest shelter partner in Fayette County, WV is literally overrun with puppies - more than 35 of them. In one day, 17 were dropped off.

This is heartbreaking for so many reasons - mostly because they are all highly adoptable and will never get the chance to be adopted. Come Friday, 90% of them will be euthanized simply for space.

So we are coming to you, our loyal and wonderful supporters, in hopes we might be able to make a dent. In an ideal world, we would find 17 generous people who each agreed to foster 2 puppies....and then all would be saved. We know that is not realistic and that most will not make it out alive.

But even if we get just a few more out it will make a difference to the ones we DID save.

You can see a small (not all) sampling of these pups here:

Pups Needing Rescue: http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/dogs-for-adoption. They are under Fayette Pooch (name of puppy).

We need committed foster homes in order to bring any up this weekend as all of our current fosters are full.

What does this mean? You take a puppy or two (or more) into your home until they are adopted.

We need a minimum commitment of 4 weeks...although many puppies are adopted sooner. HT provides all the supplies...food, bowls, toys, crates, vetting - You help to get good photos so they can be posted on our site and you help to advertise them to friends, family and colleagues.

All adopters must go thru our screening and pay the adoption fee but the more advertising we have and the more network the quicker these cuties will get adopted Puppy fostering is hard work...but it is also so rewarding to get a kiss from a pup whose life you saved and watch when they go to their forever homes knowing that you made it happen.

But again...it is hard work. So contact us if you might be willing to help.

But do know that we need a 4 week commitment...as it simply is not feasible for us to move puppies around in less time than that.

We plan to get some strongly worded letters and e-mails sent to the Fayette County officials there who continue to allow their residents to avoid spay/neuter and thus, dump puppy after puppy at this shelter where more than 90% do not make it out alive.

Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you can help to foster.

The pups MUST come this weekend as they are out of time.