NPR "1A": American animal shelters are seriously overcrowded. Fostering pets might be the answer. - Shelter Animals Count

NPR – “Housing crises and economic uncertainty aren’t just affecting American citizens. The country’s pets are feeling to squeeze, too.

Home affordability and high pet health care costs are making owning a furry (or feathered, or scaly) friend more difficult. Animal shelters across the country are raising the alarm about overcrowding. Dogs are staying at shelters longer and kitten season has placed a strain on these already overstretched spaces.

Now, shelters around the country are calling on their communities for help through fostering.

But what does that process entail? And why are so many shelters struggling?”

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