Finding fosters for animals can be challenging most times, but is increasingly more so during the summer. Recently The Pas and Area Animal Shelter put out a call for help, looking for people who would be able to transport a canine companion or two to some locations west or south of the community.
Normally dogs are immediately placed with fosters and not kept in the shelter, but the increase in dog intakes has spiked.
“The number of dog intakes we receive varies greatly,” said The Pas and Area Animal Shelter Secretary Lynda Geswin. “I remember one week we had over 30 intake requests, so it’s rare not to have any. Like many other rescues, we have had an overwhelming number of owner surrenders this year. In the last two weeks, we have had requests for 13 dog intakes. Some of these come to us from the pound, as their owners did not claim them.