LifeLine Animal Project Shelters Seeking Foster Homes

ATLANTA, GA — LifeLine Animal Project is asking the community to adopt an animal. The shelter, which manages DeKalb and Fulton County Animal Services, said that there’s been an increase in animals coming in, but a decrease in adoptions due to the “uncertainty of COVID-19.”

More than 100 dogs are available at the DeKalb and Fulton shelters and ready to go into loving foster homes, they said.

The organization has a strong need for foster homes for medium-to-large dogs, as well as dogs recovering from surgery or medical treatments.

When LifeLine put out a call for fosters and adopters in March, the community responded and over 1,000 pets were either fostered or adopted within a few weeks.

According to Atlanta resident Lisa Jones, her former foster dog “Shadow,” who has since been adopted, brought a much-needed diversion to their home in April when her family was adjusting to the COVID-19 quarantine.

“Shadow brought a little levity to our home, motivating me to walk every morning, making online school more fun by cuddling with our daughter during her classes and helping to keep our younger son entertained by playing with him,” Lisa said. “We also felt it was something positive we could do to help our community during these uncertain times.”

To learn more about fostering a pet or to sign up to become a foster, please visit LifeLineAnimal.org/foster. Per LifeLine’s safety protocols, appointments will be scheduled with each foster parent to ensure social distancing in the shelters.