Local Foster Volunteers Recognized During National Foster a Pet Month for Saving Animal Lives in Williamson County
Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter is celebrating National Foster a Pet Month with Petco Love, a national non-profit working to lead and inspire change for animals, and Skechers’ charity footwear collection, BOBS from Skechers, by recognizing lifesaving foster volunteers in Williamson County and encouraging more people to foster pets.
“Fosters are an integral part of the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter’s lifesaving mission. Each year, our foster families take in thousands of pets to help them get ready to move on to loving new homes, and it is thanks to their efforts that we are able to continue to give the animals in this community the level of care that we all want for our pets,” said Misty Valenta, animal services director at Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.
Fosters at Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter routinely take on some of the most challenging cases, and this gives the staff at the shelter the chance to focus on the rest of the animals in their care. From kittens with ringworm to senior hospice dogs, fosters help to lighten the workload for staff, and they give the foster animals great opportunities to thrive in their prospective new homes.
“It is an honor to recognize the individuals making a difference in their communities and demonstrating the lifesaving impact of fostering pets,” said Susanne Kogut, president of Petco Love. “What they are doing is so powerful. If less than 2% of the 85-million pet-owning households in the U.S. fostered one pet a year, we could eliminate preventable euthanasia in animal shelters nationwide tomorrow.”
Throughout June, Petco Love will share foster resources and stories to show how fostering is easy, highly rewarding and significantly helps end preventable euthanasia of pets.
Through sales of its BOBS from Skechers collection, Skechers has donated more than $3.1 million to support Petco Love’s more than 4,000 animal welfare organization partners. The company’s funds have helped Petco Love save and care for more than 700,000 shelter animals.
To learn more about the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter and how you can help foster, visit wilcopets.org. For more on Petco Love and to view foster resources, visit petcolove.org/foster and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using #PetcoLoveFoster.
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