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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

What do you suggest for people who wish to adopt a cat but have a cat-allergic person in the family? My son is not allergic to all cats, but we don’t know which ones he’s going to be allergic to. Obviously the best solution is to never have a cat. :-( What can we do if we want to see if a cat will work for our son? He loves cats.

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Ask your local shelter if they will allow you to [b]foster to adopt to see if your family can manage a cat, or if they will allow a trial adoption. [/b]It should be doable. 
(I'm not OP)[/quote]What's the difference to the animal if it is adopted and returned or fostered and returned? The animal doesn't know the difference so I never understand why people say it's cruel to return an animal but fostering is OK.[/quote]

Honestly, the difference is really mainly in the family's expectation - that they may feel more comfortable this way given that they aren't sure they will be able to adopt for good.

For the shelter, it's good either way. Fostering is a really important part of animal sheltering, for a number of reasons. It gives the animal a break from the shelter, which is very important for keeping them healthy and helping them get socialized. It gives important information about what the pet is like in a home, which will help the shelter make a good adoption placement. It frees up space for other animals, which helps reduce pressure - and leads to more animals being saved. Even short breaks from the shelter are important. Many shelters now have weekend fostering programs, holiday fostering programs, etc - these are all really good!

Shelters know that some animals will be returned. I can tell you love pets, and you're saying this because you feel heartbroken at the idea of a pet being returned - but it's ok. This is what the shelter is there for - to take in animals who don't have a home, and help them find a family. It's better for a pet to be returned than to be in a home where they aren't safe or aren't a good fit. Fostering is a wonderful way to help animals and help the shelter.[/quote]

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