Pet Project: PSPCA Seeing Increase Of Animal Fosters During COVID-19 Outbreak

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HOLD.THAT IS ALL FOR SPORTS I'MLESLIE VAN ARSDAL NOW BACK TOYOU IN THE STUDIO.NOW ON TODAY'S CB IS.THREE PET PROJECT MORE ON HOWCORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ISIMPACTING THE PENNSYLVANIASPCA.A SILVER LINING THIS WEEKTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION ISSEEING A BIG BOOST WHEN ITCOMES TO FOSTERING ANIMALS.THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THEDOGS AND CATS THAT HAVE SEENIN FOSTER HOMES SINCE THEOUTBREAK STARTED.PSPCA SAYS 50 ANIMALS WEREPLACED LAST WEEK ALONE W MOREAND MORE PEOPLE WORKING FROMHOME AND STUCK INSIDE MANYFOUND THIS A GREAT TIME TOFOSTER.FOR PERSPECTIVE THEORGANIZATION IS GETTING ABOUT100 APPLICATIONS TO FOSTER ADAY.NOW BEFORE THE OUTBREAK THEYTYPICALLY WOULD GET 10APPLICATIONS, A WEEK.WE SPOKE WITH SEBELL REAG ANHOIST FOSTERING MILES, A 10YEAR-OLD CAT LOOKING FOR HERFOREVER HOME.I'M REALLY HOPING THAT SHEFINDS A REALLY PERFECT HOMEFOR HER.SHE'S A COMPLETE SWEETHEART.SHE CRAWLS UP ON YOUR NECK ATNIGHT WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP ANDSHE SLEEPS WITH YOU.SO I THINK IT IS REALLYFUNNELS IF YOU ARE LENLY OR IFYOU HAVE EXTRA TIME ON YOURHAND AND YOU WANT TO SHARESOME TIME WITH A FURY FRIENDBUT DON'T WANT TO MAKE A LONGTERM COMMIT MANY.IT IS A REALLY GOOD INBETWEEN.A FOSTER FAMILY IS ABLE TO SAYTHIS ANIMAL IS THIS WAY ORTHEY HAVE THESE QUIRKS OR THEYLOVE THESE THINGS.SO YOU SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESSTHAT WAY BY BEING ABLE TO TELLAND HELP POTENTIAL ADOPTERSHOW THEY ARE AND SO IT IS JUSTMUCH MORE LIKELY THAT THEY ENDUP IN A FOREVER PLACE BECAUSEIT IS SUCH A GOOD FIT.SO ALL YOU NEED IS TIME AND WEALL HAVE TIME RIGHT NOW, SOWHY NOT.YES, THOSE WERE THE DOGSAND CATS WHO JUST FOUND THEIRNEW FOSTER HOMES, AS OF LASTWEEK.FOSTERING HELPS SO MANY,IN SO MUCH WAYS FOR PSPCA.IT GETS ANIMALS IN THE BETTERENVIRONMENT.THEY MAKE SPACE AT SHELTERSAND FREEZE UP THE PSPCA STAFF.ORGANIZATION IS LIMITING STAFFDURING THE OUTBREAK.SO THERE IS FEWER PEOPLE TOHELP ON A DAILY BASIS.EVEN THOUGH FOSTERS HAVESTEPPED UP RECENTLY THERE IS ABIG NEED FOR CAT FOSTERS..SPCA IS CARING FOR 90 CATSRIGHT NOW.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.