12/05/2024
A friendly reminder:
The holidays are not magical for everyone. For some, it's isolating and heavy and the new year can't come soon enough.
If you don't love this time of year, I encourage you to change-up the narrative and consider opening your home to a shelter pet for the holidays.
Many --maybe even most-- shelters have either a year-round foster program, or a home-for-the-holidays foster option where you can take-in a pet on a temporary basis to give them a break from the loud, stressful shelter environment over the holidays. This also helps the shelter workers who need to care for the animals regardless of what day it is; fewer animals in the shelter could mean a little bit shorter shift for them, too.
If your home is a safe environment, and you have the capacity to show an animal some much-needed warmth and compassion, please seek-out your nearest shelter and ask if you can help.
If you're a shelter volunteer, and your shelter offers this program, will you tag the shelter and mention the location in the comments?
'Tis the season to make a difference for someone else who can't do it for themselves.