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Springfield Animal Shelter Worries It Will Run Out Of Space Soon, Appeals To Foster Homes

KSMU | By Jennifer Moore
Published April 13, 2020 at 6:05 PM CDT
Cecil, a male Labrador Retriever mix at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, is one of the dogs available to be fostered.
Humane Society of Southwest Missouri
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Cecil, a male Labrador Retriever mix at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, is one of the dogs available to be fostered.
Cecil, a male Labrador Retriever mix at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, is one of the dogs available to be fostered.
Credit Humane Society of Southwest Missouri / Used with permission
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Used with permission
Cecil, a male Labrador Retriever mix at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, is one of the dogs available to be fostered.

The Humane Society of Southwest Missouri says it’s seen so many new animals show up recently that it’s running out of space.   KSMU’s Jennifer Moore spoke with Karen Foutch, director of development for the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri.  Foutch began by saying the shelter is already using bathrooms and other spaces to house the new animals.

It’s asking the public to consider fostering animals as a temporary solution until the stay-at-home order is lifted and regular adoptions can resume.  You can hear an excerpt from their interview below:

Click "Play" to hear an excerpt from the interview.

To see the animals available for fostering, you can click herefor the shelter's Facebook page.   Its website is www.swh.org. 

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Jennifer Moore
As the Journalist-in-Residence at Missouri State University, Jennifer teaches undergraduate and graduate students, oversees a semester-long, team reporting project, and contributes weekly stories to KSMU Radio in the area of public affairs journalism.
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