Dream: Foster Pet Parenting
One of my dreams is to have foster pets. Pets you take care of, feed, give a good home to because your local shelter is out of hands, out of space or just plain wants the help. I have always loved animals, and have lived only about 2 of my 30 years without a pet of some sort. And it breaks my heart to know that innocent cats and dogs are being put down simply because, well, there’s too many of them.
And, right now with the economy as it is, there’s so many animals being surrendered because their owners are unable to afford to have them, or even because they have lost their house. The story of this pair just makes me want to sob (but thank goodness they were adopted!).
However, even though I want to have foster pets more than I can express with words, this dream has to be put on hold for a few reasons. For one, we already have a dog and two cats. And a 10 month old baby. It would be really hectic. Also, we’ve got about 800 square feet to work with at the moment, and it’s hard enough to find space for the baby to play and the dog to run. So the cute and fuzzies will have to rely on someone else for a few more years. Sorry, guys.
Thank God for my husband and his level head. I know that if I were single ,or with someone who is as much of a sucker for sad puppy eyes as I am, I would have at least 10 animals living in my house, and I’d go hungry before letting them.
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