So you’ve decided you really want to foster an animal. Nice! But now what should you do?

Ohhhh . . . those sad eyes and cute furry faces really tug at your heartstrings, don’t they? You’re especially noticing them now; you’ve got a lot of extra time and you’re spending it scanning social media. Good grief, these needy cuties are showing up everywhere.

A couple of weeks ago I led two workshops focusing on the need for fostering dogs and cats from our shelters. I fully intended to roll out a series of blog posts shortly thereafter, as part of an extended campaign to raise awareness and recruit families. The surreal events of this past week have skyrocketed the need for foster families and added an important dimension to the question, “Why foster?”