{"id":2040,"date":"2020-03-30T11:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2020-03-30T11:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T17:49:07","slug":"animal-shelter-urges-families-to-consider-fostering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/30\/animal-shelter-urges-families-to-consider-fostering\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Shelter Urges Families to Consider Fostering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-11.17.02-AM-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-11.17.02-AM-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-11.17.02-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-11.17.02-AM-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Samantha Garza <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Humane-Society-of-Harlingen.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Animal shelters in the Valley are asking people to adopt or foster animals during\u00a0the\u00a0quarantine.\u00a0After urging people to care for animals,&nbsp;Humane Society of Harlingen went from 87 dogs and cats, to only&nbsp;2&nbsp;in a matter of&nbsp;4&nbsp;days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shelter\u2019s Communications Coordinator, Sarah Cano\u00a0explains that\u00a0during a crisis, people tend to drop off more animals, with less people fostering and adopting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In times of\u00a0uncertainty, shelters, not just\u00a0our\u00a0shelter,\u00a0shelters\u00a0around the nation, experience increase intake. So, we have more people either dropping off dogs more strays coming in, and fewer people doing adoptions and fosters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cano says that although all the employees love working with animals, they are unable to take care of all of the animals from home. She\u00a0explains\u00a0why they are pushing more for foster care.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We decided that we wanted to try to get all the animals out, like I said via foster or adoptive homes. And we really did a big push for fosters because the way that we see it, a foster home although temporary\u00a0its\u00a0better that they are there than the shelter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s website, there is no evidence that quote \u201ccompanion animals, including pets can spread COVID-19.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Humane Society of Harlingen is doing curbside&nbsp;pick-up.&nbsp;In which you fill out the paperwork from your car, and the employee brings you the furry companion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how to adopt or foster for an animal during this time\u00a0visit <a href=\"https:\/\/humanesocietyofharlingen.org\">Humane Society of\u00a0Harlingen.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Reporter Samantha Garza<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal shelters in the Valley are asking people to adopt or foster animals during\u00a0the\u00a0quarantine.\u00a0After urging people to care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-radio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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