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Camarillo animal shelter needs foster parents to help cut Dr Dre Detox kill rates
The foster parenting program seeks volunteers to care for abandoned newborn animals Michael Kors Handbag Australia until they are old enough to be put up for adoption at the county animal shelter in Camarillo.
Previously, only Animal Services staff members and county employees were allowed to foster shelter animals.
"I do love the direction we're going in, and I think it's something very positive," said Jennifer Thaler, who has been an animal control officer for 12 years. "Opening up the foster program to the public is one big step into lessening the euthanasia rate."
Animal Services is offering free mandatory training sessions led by shelter veterinarian Heather Skogerson for those interested in becoming foster parents. More than 40 people have attended.
"We get a lot of puppies and kittens in here, especially in springtime, because a lot of people don't spay or neuter their animals," Skogerson said.
Fostering puppies and kittens may sound like a cute thing to do, but, Skogerson said, volunteers need to know it's a big commitment.
"The biggest challenge is feeding them all night long, staying up, long hours," she said. "It's like an infant. They have to be fed every couple of hours, especially until they Cheap Louis Vuitton Handbags Australia get weaned Beats Pro Best Price Australia at about three or four weeks. They have to be stimulated to eliminate because they can't do that on their own."
Some young animals may be sick, and it's important that volunteers have a room where they can keep the litter separated from other household pets and that can be easily disinfected.
Foster parents also are responsible for providing food and other items the animals may need. Animal Services will provide veterinary care, and foster parents must bring the animals to the shelter for regular checkups, worming and vaccinations.
The animals remain the property of Animal Services, and once an animal weighs 2 pounds and is 8 weeks old, the foster parent returns it to the shelter to be spayed or Dr Dre Beats Wireless Australia neutered and put up for adoption.
Angelique Sieverson, of Thousand Oaks, attended a recent training session at the shelter.
"I have a cat who had a litter of seven kittens, and she just kind of turned on them and didn't feed them so I had Beats Australia seven kittens that I bottle fed and raised. So that's why I Beats Pro Detox thought I could do this," Sieverson said.
Debra Lichstein, of Agoura Hills, also wanted to be a foster parent.
"It feels like an opportunity to give the animals a good start in life, and I'd love to do it. I know it's a lot of work, but I just love little ones," she said.
