Several establishments in the United States have been affected due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. These establishments had no choice but to close to prevent their employees from getting infected or be the source of the infection. One of the facilities that had to close temporarily is the Kern County Animal Shelter in California.
The animal shelter is home to over 150 animals, including several dogs. The volunteers of the shelter could not stand to see this kind of situation derailing the adoption of the dogs. For them, delay of adoption is tantamount to delay of giving these dogs a better chance at life.
The ordeal led to the creation of the foster drive-thru initiated by the volunteers. In this setup, the volunteers planned to continue with the adoption process, but it will be done online and not physically. Once everything is settled, and documents are submitted, the dogs can be retrieved through a drive-through method. This is similar to the drive-through methods introduced by several restaurants.
Nick Cullen, the director of the shelter, said in an interview that the shelter relies heavily on dog adoption. Through adoption, the shelter is doing good to their dogs as they carry out their mandate thoroughly.
For Cullen, when a dog gets adopted, the shelter becomes true to its mandate of looking for permanent homes to these animals. Additionally, Cullen said that they could not stomach to let these dogs suffer inside the animal shelter during the duration of the lockdown.
Since many people are interested in the initiative, Cullen said it is a welcome development. Cullen added that he is very thankful because the community is supportive of such an undertaking. As of the moment, two dogs have been picked up, and several others are on the line for possible adoption.
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