Animal adoptions are steady but local rescues still need help Animal Shelters in need of donations to stay afloat and last updated 2020-12-31 20:44:55-05 WACO, TX â March of 2020 was only the beginning to one of the toughest years yet for non-profits across the country. âIn March when people where working from home, they decided this is a great time to adopt a dog or a cat. And even still today that is still going on, if there is a silver lining, which there really is not a silver lining, but its been good for our adoptions,â said Betsy Robinson, Founder and Executive Director of Fuzzy Friends Rescue.