Fostering—Equates to Saving Lives
Paw Pals continues to
confront the worsening pet overpopulation crisis in
Hill
County.
At present, unwanted and abandoned animals have little chance of
survival. In the absence of an
animal shelter, Paw Pals’ volunteers, with the leadership of
Lana Crow, have worked and found
homes for hundreds of Hill
County’s unwanted dogs by developing
an adoption and fostering network.
Because a pet adoption center does not exist, the key tool for saving unwanted
but adoptable pets is “fostering” where volunteers open their homes to shelter
dogs until their “forever” home is found.
Fostering a dog may seem like a formidable task, but it is a very
tangible way to directly save a companion animal’s life. Volunteering to foster an unwanted
dog provides a hopeful dog with a second chance at becoming a cherished pet. The volunteer gains a special reward
by saving a dog’s life and experiencing the joy of watching the animal regain
trust and security—ensuring it can be a companion again in a loving home.
Continued expansion of Hill County Paw Pals’ adoption and foster program network
is a cornerstone of a successful animal shelter operation. With a network already in place,
more dogs and cats’ lives can be saved once an animal shelter is built. Milestones have already been reached
with Paw Pals’ adoption/foster program where hundreds of dogs of
Hill
County, at one time unwanted, have found
loving homes—some now have home addresses at Park
Avenue, New York City and
Aspen,
Colorado.
The root of these successes remains with the supreme selflessness of many
Paw Pals volunteers. One such
foster family is David and Carole Huens,
pictured with Lana Crow, the architect
of this humane effort (Lana and Carole are, respectively, Vice President One
and Two of Paw Pals). The Huens
have been responsible for dozens of saved dogs that had the misfortune of being
born unwanted in an already pet overpopulated county where a basic animal
shelter doesn’t exist. If you would
like to help with the saving of precious companion animal lives, please contact
Paw Pals at 254.580.0679 or email
hcpawpals@yahoo.com.