“This is a critical situation. We take our responsibility to rescue animals in need very seriously, and when shelter space is so limited, it is extremely challenging to do our jobs. We desperately need our community’s help.”
If you’ve been considering adopting a dog or cat or thinking about providing foster care for one, now’s a good time to do it, especially if it’s a dog, according to the Maui Humane Society.
The Maui Humane Society released an urgent call for people to help foster animals as they prepare for a large-scale intake of dogs connected to a Humane Enforcement case. The shelter is already full, with zero open kennels, and they are hoping to make space to care for incoming animals, according to a news release.
Join us at Maui Humane Society on Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to Meet The Fosters! Did you know that many of our adoptable dogs are being cared for in foster homes? They receive lots of love and care from their foster families, while relieving kennel...
Anticipating an influx of lost, sick and injured pets over the New Year’s Eve holidays, Maui Humane Society urgently seeks foster homes with 200 animals currently eligible to be placed. Anticipating the surge of lost and/or injured pets being brought in, MHS is asking the community to “step up and foster animals now, to provide a safe haven and allow space for the influx of incoming pets in need.”
Ahead of New Year’s celebrations, the Maui Humane Society is urging the public to help them foster some of its animals. There are about 200 animals at the humane society that are eligible for foster, and because there is no space, facility workers say some of the dogs sometimes have to sleep in office spaces. January second is the busiest day of the year for the humane society, which reported it receives an average of 33 lost pet reports between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day each year.
“A lot of times when I talk to my friends about fostering, they’re like, ‘Oh, but I work all day, I would never be around,’” said Rotondo. “One thing I gotta say is, you working eight hours a day and that dog maybe being home for eight hours a day is so much better than being locked in the kennel 24 hours a day.” In addition to animal lovers, the Rotondos are also landlords who allow pets. They say it is important to do so and encourage other landlords to do the same.
With hundreds of animals in their care, staff at the Maui Humane Society “desperately need” help with fosters to free up space at the shelter. Because of the limited space at the facility, some pets are staying in shelter offices. For those who cannot adopt, the shelter’s foster program is free, and they provide food, supplies, medication and veterinary care if needed.
Nearly one year after Lahaina wildfires, MHS is in need of the same community response as August 2023, foster families.
Come on, come all! Maui Humane Society invites you to our Kitten Shower! Join us TOMORROW, Saturday April 13th as we kick off kitten season with a Kitten Shower! From 11am-1pm you can meet kittens, learn about fostering and participate in kitten games! Come and meet...
