The shelter is a non-profit and it does not have the money to do that at this time
I have been accused on more than one occasion of being too soft hearted. I tend to take on projects to help others even when it totally conflicts with my time schedule and lifestyle. I think that this is a good quality in most people but mine can be too a fault sometimes. I have and especially soft spot when it comes to animals. I have often said I would love to foster homeless dogs and cats but fear that they would all become “foster failures” as i would not want to give them up. That being said, our local shelter put out an urgent call for temporary fosters last week when their HVAC system broke down. They needed people to house some of the animals for a week or so while they arranged for repairs. The understanding was that the animals would be returned to them once they had everything up and running. I convinced my family to allow me to foster two of the puppies that they had that were about 12 weeks old. They were so cute that everyone agreed to the temporary set up. I think my husband knew in the back of his mind this was not a good idea. The puppies arrived and they were just adorable. The shelter said that they had a technician that would be out the following week to make the repairs and that they would contact to let us know when to bring them back. It turns out that the HVAC technician tried to fix the problem but found that the system needed to be replaced. The shelter is a non-profit and it does not have the money to do that at this time. I wish I have the funds to give them but I don’t. The only help I can provide is a loving home for these two adorable puppies until they can get it fixed. This is a win for me as I can’t bear to part with them now anyway.