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Wintertime promotions run by local animal shelters make it the perfect time of year to bring home a furry member of the family
By Malea Martin
Feeling lonely after canceling your holiday plans? Need something to fill the void of social interaction in 2020? Searching for a new companion for the New Year?
Look no further than your local animal shelters! ’Tis the season to bring home a furry friend, and Santa Barbara County shelters are putting on some special holidays initiatives to encourage residents to foster or adopt an animal this winter.
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Petey the bunny is just one of the animals featured in the 12 Days of Winter Whiskers, an adoption event put on by Santa Barbara County Animal Services, ASAP Cats, and Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter. If you’re not ready to adopt, hop on the Foster Express instead and care for a pet temporarily while it searches for its forever home.
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“We are hoping that this year will be equally successful as people over the last year have learned first-hand the benefits of animal companionship during the long months of social distancing and isolation brought about by COVID-19,” said Michelle Maltun, SBCAS community outreach coordinator.
“As humans, we need to have a purpose and to feel needed, said SBCAS director Angela Yates. For people living alone and the elderly, pets can help them feel needed and give them a greater purpose, especially during this holiday season when they may feel more disconnected from loved ones.”
The Foster Express not only allows shelter animals some time away from the often stressful kennel, it gives the shelters information on how their animals behave in a home environment as opposed to a noisy shelter.