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As People Turn Their Back on Pandemic-Adopted Pets, Second Chance For Pets in 'Desperate Need' For Foster Homes

It was a heartwarming part of the COVID pandemic this time last year - people who found themselves at home, some working some not, were adopting animals so fast shelters found themselves empty.

 

Now those animals are going back to shelters or adoption groups so fast there is no room for them. If you think that isn't happening locally, Heather Wantland at Second Chance for Pets of DeWitt County says think again. She says they are in "desperate need" of foster homes.

 

 

Wantland says part of the desperation of the situation is stemming from those that adopted last year but now are looking to send their dogs back. While frustrating, she is hoping the community will step up and support these animals that have done nothing to end up in the situation they're in.

 

 

Once a pet has come into your home, Wantland indicates the work begins to find that pet home. While some may say they couldn't foster because they would just adopt all the animals, she indicates they want the foster parents to be comfortable with the pet's new owner.

 

 

Visit secondchanceforpets.com for contact information on adopting through the agency. You can also find them on Facebook and reach out there. 

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