(Cats Protection )
Adopting a pet in need of a good home is one of the most rewarding things in life. One of the most exciting parts of the process is visiting your local shelter, meeting all the available animals and then choosing your soon-to-be pet, the one you feel that instant connection with.
Unfortunately, this important meet-and-greet element was scuppered early in 2020 by the Coronavirus. Animal rescues had to shut their doors to visitors, volunteers and in many cases most staff. Once the immediate need of feeding and caring for the animals had been dealt with by a skeleton staff and local fosterers offering space, the next challenge was how to find animals loving homes if people couldn’t come in and meet their potential pet first.