Dozens of People Volunteer to Entertain Lonely Shelter Pets for the Holidays–Maybe You Can Do It Next Year

Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network

This animal shelter’s Facebook post is proof that the holidays aren’t just for humans.

For the last four years, Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) has asked local Virginia residents to host unadopted shelter pups at their homes for Thanksgiving week.

Fostering animals is an invaluable resource for rescue shelters – it gives dogs a break from being in shelter cages all day long and it gives foster parents and shelters a chance to learn more about the pup’s personality, which may help encourage a family’s decision to adopt in the future. If shelters know whether a dog likes to play or be around children, they can then help connect the pups with prospective pet owners who might be more drawn to those traits.

The program gives the pups a chance to relax, spend time with some loving humans, get out of the cage, and maybe join in on the feasting as well.

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Plus, they will be exposed…

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