Cultivating Joy - How To

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Good for you for fostering a dog! Dogs are such an important part of people's families. I don't know what I'd do if I were in a situation where I became unhoused (Goddess forbid) and none of my friends or family could take me and/or Brittany.

There's an unhoused family living in our small town and they have a service dog who got away from them one day. They posted on our town's Facebook group. I never did find out what happened, but I'm worried about them.

Ugh, I hope they found their dog...

Our domestic violence shelter has a Red Rover grant, which gives us funding for things we needed to open our shelter for people to come in with their pets. It covers food, crates, leashes, medical expenses, boarding when needed, etc. It has made such a difference in people being able to leave unsafe situations because they can bring their animals. Unfortunately the family of the dog I am fostering had to flee because their abuser found them and the police needed to relocate them quickly. Now they are working on finding safe shelter where they can have the dog again. In the meantime, he is my sweet little visitor. He's really opening up and being a sweet silly little boy.