Super #Labrador mix BOBA would not have been sitting in the shelter for 6MONTHS if there were more #FOSTERS available in So. #CA . Plz read thread if you are interested in fostering ANYWHERE #dogs #pets #puppy #FOSTER #dogsoftwitter #DogLover #animallovers #doggy https://twitter.com/chortletown/status/1307899338446614530

Many #dogs are listed by shelters as Rescue Only for behavior or medical reasons. They aren't available for #adoption to the general public. Most rescues aren't kennels; they place their rescued #animals in #FOSTER homes. So they can only pull a dog or cat from a shelter if...

...they have a foster available. There are 10k rescues across the US. Still, between 600k-1mil #dogs & #cats are KILLED in shelters every year. That means every rescue org needs 60-100 MORE fosters than they currently have for us to reach #NoKill status.

If you are in the #LosAngeles metroplex, you can find a list of 350 rescues @ http://animalcare.lacounty.gov 

Well this is interesting. Just meant this thread to be an introductory primer for folks considering fostering, & now with all the ARAs adding on, it's a mini-directory of #TeamAnimal. But you have to look at replies to replies to see it all. It was totally different as I ...

...watched all the replies come in to notifications in real time. Just a very organic conversation among friends.
Twitter.

TYSM everyone for all the RTs of BOBA. He's invisible no longer. Southwest Oasis Lab Rescue said they will look into him, & I'll check with BP shelter today.