Caring for cats that need extra socialization or time to get healthy provides shelters — and the animals — hope for the future.

By Karen Commings

Some cats arrive at shelters ready for placement in new homes. For others, adoption may be an unlikely destination at the end of a rocky road. Illness, physical handicaps, recovery from surgery, behavior problems or the lack of socialization can bar their way. Many cats and kittens would have little hope of a new life without the tireless efforts of foster volunteers. “Fostering is an extremely needed resource for shelters,” says Andy Newmark, DVM, chief veterinarian for the Humane Society at Lollypop Farm, a shelter in Fairport, New York. …

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