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PETS surrendering their pets because live outdoors and don’t have orphaned bottle baby kittens,

continued from page 3 of financial needs, we try to a particular home or owner, and kittens who come
do what we can to keep the but who get fed by people in with their mothers. Their
have contributed something pet in the home – as long as the neighborhood,” Colleen average foster with the Pohls
to our community,” said Gil. it’s a safe environment,” she said. “These cats are picked is about eight weeks per litter.
“It’s gratifying knowing that said. “We have a food pantry up by people, brought to us for The couple has, on occasion,
he’s going to get the best care and send pet food to the local treatment, and returned to the fostered two litters at one time

possible throughout the rest of food banks as well. Meals on community. This reduces the at their Pine Ridge home,
his life. Wheels delivers pet food to number of cats coming into the which also includes their own

“It didn’t take long for us to clients along with their own shelter and greatly reduces cat three dogs, three cats, and
realize we wanted to adopt meals. We’ll do vaccinations euthanasia.” three horses.

the dog,” he added. “Yoda is for free, too.” Because there are so many During the shutdown, they
now a member of our ‘forever During the shutdown, the unfixed stray cats, Citrus fostered a mother and her
home,’ joining our other two Animal Shelter has been County has many kittens who five babies, another litter of 4

‘kids.’” open by appointment only. need adoption or fostering. orphans, and a third litter of 3

The shelter was concerned The only service they paused “Right now, it’s kitten orphans, which are currently
that the need for fostering was their Community Cat season, and we have more than still in their care.
would grow even more during Diversion Program that 200 kittens in foster care,” “Fostering relieves stress and

the shutdown, with people provides free spaying/ said Colleen. “We’d love to anxiety for the animals, and it
surrendering their pets due neutering, microchipping and have more people volunteer to increases human interaction,
to job and income loss. That vaccinations for stray or loose foster kittens and cats.” which means they will
fortunately didn’t happen, said cats. transition much more

Colleen. “This area has lots of For nearly two years, Lisa successfully into adoptive
and Mark have been fostering
“When people call about ‘community cats’ – cats that orphaned neonate kittens, Continued on page 5

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