There are reports on both sides of the pond (US and UK) that there is an ongoing increase in cat and dog adoptions because of lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has reported an increase from 29 cat adoptions last year at this time to 69 this year. That’s a …
The relationship is bound tightly with deep feelings from both sides. How can you break that just because you are a foster carer? — Michael I find it almost impossible to imagine giving up such as sweet rescue kitten as Cindy Lou Who. Ashley Morrison is Cindy Lou Who’s foster carer. This cute grey …
I have one report on this and it is not that well written so it is rather tricky to report it myself. Nonetheless it is quite interesting and unusual. Please comment if you can clarify or add to the report. Volunteers who act as foster carers of rescue cats provide a good service as …
This is an excellent photograph by Olivia Esselman published on the Aiken Standard website. It was taken in the Aiken County Animal Shelter where they are promoting a new foster program to save lives. I really like this photograph. It caught my attention. Bianca and Sienna are a couple of two-week-old kittens who were …
Rosie interviewed the woman and discovered that she didn’t understand what cat fostering meant. Warning bells rang but Rosie pressed on.
In an age of subscription services and the idea that it might be better to subscribe to things rather than own things this might be a moment to discuss the undiscussed, to rent a cat rather than to own one. Before people become excited in a bad way about the suggestion I’d like to …
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London require that a foster carer has a spare room dedicated to their cat’s use before they will allow them to foster a cat. Is this being too picky? Is this being unjustifiably too demanding when bearing a mind the great need for homes in which to place …
This is the nice story of a cat foster carer, Chandler Alteri, who has an assistant, her cat, Charlie. The two work side-by-side to foster cats and kittens and they specialize in kittens who are shy and in need of intensive fostering. Chandler says: “It’s unreal… Charlie has worked with cats that were completely …
