Today was 9/11 and I spent 10 hours of it in the car.
I spent the day driving along I-40 towards Waynesville, NC. Now this is far from the sought after destination but there was a purpose for the drive and it does connect to 9/11. So I'm going to share with you a different aspect of the terrorist attacks and those that are affected by it but rarely thought about.
I met a woman a few months ago from Tennessee through a group I am part of. She was serving in Iraq and had recently found out that her pet sitter was no longer caring for her pets. Many of our military members are forced to give up their pets when they deploy for the simple reason of not having someone to take care of them while they are gone. What a heart breaking decision to make. To lose your friend and family for the noble cause of fighting for our country and its freedom. This woman however had done everything right and found someone to care for her pets while she was deployed. Unfortunately it turned out to be the wrong person and her pets were being neglected until her family stepped in to make things happen. This is where Palisades came into place. We were able to meet her family this afternoon and provide foster care for her 11 year old Springer Spaniel mix and 6 year old sassy but wonderful feline until she can return home.
Few realize how many animals lose their families due to military services. Many also do not know about the many groups who provide on going foster care and support for military pets across our country. Foster homes that provide a safe and loving family for military pets until their families can come home and they can be reunited. While it may not be the most world changing aspect of 9/11 providing support for our military members and their pets is one way rescues can make a small difference.
Below are a few of the military foster programs which you may be interested in reading about and sharing with others both in and out of the military. We would also love to talk to you about fostering military pets for Palisades. I hope you will consider opening your home to a military pet in need and bringing peace of mind to their families while they are deployed.
Operation Noble Foster
http://www.operationnoblefoster.org/
Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pets
http://www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org/MilitaryPersonnel.htm
Net Pets- Military Pets Foster Project
https://www.netpets.org/militarypet/foster.php
The Pet Foster Network will include requests in their newsletters
http://www.petfoster.org/faq27.html
Pet Foster Care for Military Personnel
http://www.alphataxservices.com/military/classifieds/petfostercare.asp
I met a woman a few months ago from Tennessee through a group I am part of. She was serving in Iraq and had recently found out that her pet sitter was no longer caring for her pets. Many of our military members are forced to give up their pets when they deploy for the simple reason of not having someone to take care of them while they are gone. What a heart breaking decision to make. To lose your friend and family for the noble cause of fighting for our country and its freedom. This woman however had done everything right and found someone to care for her pets while she was deployed. Unfortunately it turned out to be the wrong person and her pets were being neglected until her family stepped in to make things happen. This is where Palisades came into place. We were able to meet her family this afternoon and provide foster care for her 11 year old Springer Spaniel mix and 6 year old sassy but wonderful feline until she can return home.
Few realize how many animals lose their families due to military services. Many also do not know about the many groups who provide on going foster care and support for military pets across our country. Foster homes that provide a safe and loving family for military pets until their families can come home and they can be reunited. While it may not be the most world changing aspect of 9/11 providing support for our military members and their pets is one way rescues can make a small difference.
Below are a few of the military foster programs which you may be interested in reading about and sharing with others both in and out of the military. We would also love to talk to you about fostering military pets for Palisades. I hope you will consider opening your home to a military pet in need and bringing peace of mind to their families while they are deployed.
Operation Noble Foster
http://www.operationnoblefoster.org/
Guardian Angels for Soldier's Pets
http://www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org/MilitaryPersonnel.htm
Net Pets- Military Pets Foster Project
https://www.netpets.org/militarypet/foster.php
The Pet Foster Network will include requests in their newsletters
http://www.petfoster.org/faq27.html
Pet Foster Care for Military Personnel
http://www.alphataxservices.com/military/classifieds/petfostercare.asp
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