August 22, 2013
Teri Baker, of Fairfax, and her 7 week-old foster puppy, her 50th foster, are greeted by shelter volunteers. Baker has been volunteering at the shelter for 8 years, and fostering puppies for 5 years.
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Family Celebrates 50th Foster Puppy
What does the Fairfax County Animal Shelter do when it takes in an extremely young animal, one too young to adopt out? It finds a foster family willing to take on the responsibility of nurturing the sometimes days-old animal until it is old enough to be adopted permanently.
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