As one of the most popular pets in the world, there’s a high chance you grew up with at least one dog, or knew someone who had a dog to call their own. After all, a dog is man’s best friend! However, if you are an animal lover, you’ll know that the current climate is a tough one and that governments and major charities around the world are now urging potential animal owners to adopt and not shop. Rather than buying puppies for an extortionate price from breeders, people are encouraged to make donations to animal shelters across the world, and take in an animal who has suffered a terrible fate before being taken in by these charities.
We are encouraged to help these animals have a brand new life that is free from maltreatment, abandonment or a life on the streets. Although more and more people are choosing to adopt dogs from shelters across the United States, these numbers just aren’t good enough. Of the 3.3 million dogs that make their way into animal shelters every single year, just 1.6 million of these are later adopted. If they can’t find their very own forever homes, they are often sent back to their owners who maltreated them in the past, or euthanized. Thankfully, there is one couple who are doing all they can to ensure that these numbers start to dwindle. As dog foster parents, it’s their job to take care of dogs who are in need of extra care and attention before they can find a new home – such as pregnant dogs! Yet, after fostering a pregnant dog in 2017, they had no idea that they were in for a surprise when she eventually gave birth to an unusual litter…
[post_page_title]Taking on a challenge[/post_page_title]
There are some people who spend their lives surrounded by animals, and love to know that they are making a difference in their lives. Whether they grow up with pets, or whether they choose to adopt a dog later in life, they feel it’s their duty to take care of animals who may not have had a chance to survive on their own. However, one couple got more than they bargained for in the later months of 2017, after they adopted a pregnant dog who was due to give birth any minute. Yet, what they later discovered was that this pregnancy was not as it seemed and they were in for a surprise…
