Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is expecting a very busy kitten season this spring. In preparation, the organization is seeking temporary foster homes to help assist with the care of these kittens. All the training and supplies are provided – you just need to provide the love!
During Kitten Season, many neonatal kittens are brought to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League every day because they are separated from their mothers. Many of these kittens are too young to eat on their own and require around-the-clock care, such as being bottle-fed every 2-4 hours. These kittens are placed with foster families who assist Peggy Adams in nurturing them until they are old enough to be adopted. The goal is to have enough foster volunteers to take care of the kittens, so they don’t have to grow up in a shelter environment.
“Fostering is rewarding – and incredibly important,” said Sue Berry, CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “When you become a foster volunteer, you are providing these kittens with a safe and healthy environment and providing individualized attention that is so important to their behavioral development. Kittens raised in foster care are typically more social and adapt more easily to new homes once adopted. ”
Peggy Adams provides all the training, supplies, and support for foster families. Community service hours are also available for fostering. For more information, please visit PeggyAdams.org/Foster or call 561-686-3663. Want to help, but can’t foster? Another way to get involved is to collect and/or donate much-needed items from Peggy Adams’ wish list available at PeggyAdams.org/WishLists.
Did you know? Kittens less than four weeks old have little chance of survival if separated from their mothers. In fact, cats and kittens are the most at-risk animals for euthanasia in Palm Beach County. Most discoveries of newborn kittens don’t call for human assistance, and no intervention is generally best until kittens can eat independently. For more information on what to do if you have found kittens, please visit PeggyAdams.org/Found-Kitten-Resources.
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