by Animal Rescue League of Berks County
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County opened functions for households who could also be occupied with changing into short-term fosters for the vacations in order that shelter pets can benefit from the heat and happiness of the season within the consolation of a home reasonably than on the shelter.
“A shelter can be a very stressful environment for an animal, especially during this season,” mentioned Sierra Ortiz, ARL’s Client Services Supervisor. “This program is a great opportunity for families that would like to help a pet but don’t have the time for a long-term commitment to do so, and it’s a lovely way to do something small yet so important for a shelter animal.”
A choice of available adoptable pets shall be available for households to take home on Dec. 23 or 24 and return on Jan. 2, 2024. After making use of at , households shall be certified by the Pet Placement staff and matched with a pet. The staff will contact accepted households throughout the week of Dec. 18, and a Pet Placement Specialist will make sure the foster pet is an effective match for his or her household and different pets of their home.
All foster pets will go home with a “suitcase” filled with provides, meals, and additional directions on how to make sure a profitable and joyful foster expertise. If the household decides that the pet they have been matched with isn’t a great match for his or her home, they will return their foster pet whereas additionally receiving help from the ARL foster staff.
The software to this system shall be available from Dec. 11-17.
To be taught extra about Home for the Holidays or full an software, please go to the ARL web site at or contact the ARL at 610-373-8830 ext. 300.
Guinevere, Wonderwall, and Delta are available to go Home for the Holidays.
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County is a charitable 501c3 nonprofit animal-welfare neighborhood heart that cares for over 5,000 animals in want yearly. For over 70 years, we’ve labored tirelessly to take care of the sick, deal with the injured, consolation the undesirable, and shield the abused. We supply human-animal help sources, low-cost spay and neuter providers, animal management applications, and animal cruelty and humane legislation investigation all through Berks County, Pennsylvania.