Kenai Peninsula Animal Lovers Rescue (KPAL) is asking for help as they have reached capacity for the program.
Kelly Griebel with KPAL explains the needed;
“Our number one challenge right now is we need more fosters (host families). We have 47 puppies with eight more that we’ve already committed to bringing in next week. They just weren’t old enough. We also have about 35 to 40 dogs that are not puppies. They are all with fosters now. Some of our fosters have two and three dogs. And they are completely maxed. We really, really, really need new, more fosters. Another thing that is a challenge is of course money. We don’t have any funding. We’re all volunteer and it’s donation. So there have been some very generous people out there who have helped us out; but, we really need some more help because our vet bills monthly are between $8,000 and $10,000. That’s every month.”
Foster homes are needed to help support the program, as currently, the program is suspended due to too many dogs in the program.
To become a foster, KPAL asks that you visit kpalrescue.org to register.
Griebel explains what it takes to become a foster;
“All we ask is that you open your heart and your home. You will have no expenses. KPAL will provide all the food, vet visits, kennel, bed, treats, toys, everything. To be a foster we just ask that you can commit to up to 90 days. Sometimes it’s more, sometimes it’s less, you would go to our website which is. www.kpalrescue.org and click on Apply to be a foster.”
Kenai Peninsula Animal Lovers Rescue mission is to provide a safe environment for stray, surrendered, lost, abused, neglected or abandoned animals through a network of caring fosters and volunteers with an ultimate goal of placing them in safe loving forever homes where they can enjoy the love and companionship they deserve.
Their long-term goal is to create a physical sanctuary for animals to live out their lives being cared for and loved until they can find their forever homes.
Griebel explains the history of KPAL;
“So, my best friend Abby Hall and I for about 25 years. It was our dream to have a dog rescue when we retired. Well, four years ago we were just seeing and hearing some pretty horrible things. So Abby got ahold of me and said we need to do this now, and I said I am not ready, she said we need to do this now. So, 2019 we began and we have about 10 very active volunteer board members. And since we started, we have rescued, had surrendered to us and then also adopted out over 900 dogs and puppies in four years. Every one of those dogs, we have them spayed or neutered shots, age appropriate of course, and microchipped. And we interview for the homes and they do a background check and we’re very choosy because these dogs are like our children when they come into our care.”
