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Pet Adoption, Fostering Applications Skyrocket in Triad as People Step up to Help During Pandemic

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Pet Adoption, Fostering Applications Skyrocket in Triad as People Step up to Help During Pandemic
Pet Adoption, Fostering Applications Skyrocket in Triad as People Step up to Help During Pandemic

Staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic has been a life-changer for all of us.

Social distancing and sanitizing everything around us is demanding, yet people around the Piedmont have chosen to do more for the community, especially for animals.

"RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT,"RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT,WE HAD TAKEN IN A MOTHER DOG ANDWE HAD TAKEN IN A MOTHER DOG ANDWE HAD TAKEN IN A MOTHER DOG ANDTEN PUPPIES, ANOTHER MOTHERTEN PUPPIES, ANOTHER MOTHERTEN PUPPIES, ANOTHER MOTHERDOG AND FIVE PUPPIES, AND THENDOG AND FIVE PUPPIES, AND THENDOG AND FIVE PUPPIES, AND THENSEVEN PUPPIES THATSEVEN PUPPIES THATSEVEN PUPPIES THATWERE FOUND IN A PILLOW CASE INWERE FOUND IN A PILLOW CASE INHIGH POINT... AND ALL OF THISHIGH POINT... AND ALL OF THISHAPPENED WITHIN THREE DAYS."HAPPENED WITHIN THREE DAYS."HAPPENED WITHIN THREE DAYS."THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FORTHIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FORLOCAL RESCUES AND SHELTERS.LOCAL RESCUES AND SHELTERS.WHAT ISN'T COMMON IS HOWWHAT ISN'T COMMON IS HOWWHAT ISN'T COMMON IS HOWCOVID-19 HAS CHANGED THECOVID-19 HAS CHANGED THECOVID-19 HAS CHANGED THERESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY.COVID-19 HAS CHANGED THERESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY."WE ARE AVERAGINGRESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY."WE ARE AVERAGING"WE ARE AVERAGINGPROBABLY SEVEN TO TEN ADOPTIONAPPLICATIONS A DAY, AND BETWEENTEN AND FIFTEEN VOLUNTEERAPPLICATIONS PER WEEK." THAT'SAPPLICATIONS PER WEEK." THAT'SWAY UP.APPLICATIONS PER WEEK." THAT'SWAY UP.ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE TOOKWAY UP.ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE TOOKORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE TOOKSTEPS TO MAKE SURE ADOPTABLEANIMALS WERE OUT OF THEIRANIMALS WERE OUT OF THEIRFACILITIES BEFORE THE STAY ATANIMALS WERE OUT OF THEIRFACILITIES BEFORE THE STAY ATHOMEFACILITIES BEFORE THE STAY ATHOMEHOMEORDERS WERE ISSUED.IN FACT, OVER THE PAST FOURIN FACT, OVER THE PAST FOURWEEKSIN FACT, OVER THE PAST FOURWEEKSHALF OF THE CATS AT ANIMALWEEKSHALF OF THE CATS AT ANIMALHALF OF THE CATS AT ANIMALRESCUE AND FOSTER PROGRAM'SRESCUE AND FOSTER PROGRAM'SADOPTION CENTER HAVE FOUNDADOPTION CENTER HAVE FOUNDADOPTION CENTER HAVE FOUNDFOREVER HOMES.FOREVER HOMES.FOREVER HOMES.EARLIER THIS WEEK AT GUILFORDEARLIER THIS WEEK AT GUILFORDEARLIER THIS WEEK AT GUILFORDCOUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES, THERECOUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES, THERECOUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES, THEREWERE ONLY TWENTY DOGS AND CATSWERE ONLY TWENTY DOGS AND CATSON THE ADOPTION FLOOR...ON THE ADOPTION FLOOR...ON THE ADOPTION FLOOR..."WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 70"WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 70"WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 70ANIMALS OUT THERE IN FOSTERANIMALS OUT THERE IN FOSTERANIMALS OUT THERE IN FOSTERCURRENTLY..."CURRENTLY..."AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THEAT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THETOTAL COUNT WAS TWO HUNDREDTOTAL COUNT WAS TWO HUNDREDSIXTY.

EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T ASIXTY.

EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T ASHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERSSHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERSSHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERSRIGHT NOW, RESCUES KNOW THERIGHT NOW, RESCUES KNOW THERIGHT NOW, RESCUES KNOW THENUMBERS COULD SURGENUMBERS COULD SURGEAGAIN, DEPENDING ON HOW THEAGAIN, DEPENDING ON HOW THEPANDEMIC PROGRESSES.PANDEMIC PROGRESSES.PANDEMIC PROGRESSES."IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHO"IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHO"IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHOWHAT WHERE... BUT VOLUNTEER.WHAT WHERE... BUT VOLUNTEER.WHAT WHERE... BUT VOLUNTEER.JUST GIVE BACK TO ANYJUST GIVE BACK TO ANYJUST GIVE BACK TO ANYORGANIZATION.

EVERYORGANIZATION.

EVERYORGANIZATION OUT THERE NEEDSORGANIZATION OUT THERE NEEDSVOLUNTEERS."VOLUNTEERS."VOLUNTEERS."AND YOU MAY FIND EXTENDING AAND YOU MAY FIND EXTENDING AAND YOU MAY FIND EXTENDING AHELPING HAND IN THESE SOCIALLYHELPING HAND IN THESE SOCIALLYDISTANCED TIMES ... ACTUALLYDISTANCED TIMES ... ACTUALLYENRICHES YOUR LIFE.ENRICHES YOUR LIFE.ENRICHES YOUR LIFE."TO BE ABLE TO LEASH UP THE DOG"TO BE ABLE TO LEASH UP THE DOGAND JUST GO OUT FOR A WALK, ITAND JUST GO OUT FOR A WALK, ITJUST TAKES YOUR MIND OFF OFJUST TAKES YOUR MIND OFF OFJUST TAKES YOUR MIND OFF OFEVERYTHING AND IT'S JUST A FEELEVERYTHING AND IT'S JUST A FEELEVERYTHING AND IT'S JUST A FEELGOOD PEACE KNOWING THATGOOD PEACE KNOWING THATYOU'RE HELPING THAT ANIMAL,YOU'RE HELPING OUT THEYOU'RE HELPING OUT THEORGANIZATION YOU MIGHT BEYOU'RE HELPING OUT THEORGANIZATION YOU MIGHT BEFOSTERING FOR..." "THEN YOUORGANIZATION YOU MIGHT BEFOSTERING FOR..." "THEN YOUORGANIZATION YOU MIGHT BEFOSTERING FOR..." "THEN YOUPLAYED A VITAL ROLE INFOSTERING FOR..." "THEN YOUPLAYED A VITAL ROLE INFOSTERING FOR..." "THEN YOUPLAYED A VITAL ROLE INLEADING THAT ANIMAL INTO A NEW,PLAYED A VITAL ROLE INLEADING THAT ANIMAL INTO A NEW,PLAYED A VITAL ROLE INLEADING THAT ANIMAL INTO A NEW,LOVING HOME."

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