LPT: If you’re not sure you can afford a pet, ask your local shelters if they have a foster program. They’re often free and a win-win-win for you, the shelter, and the animals.
LPT: If you're not sure you can afford a pet, ask your local shelters if they have a foster program. They're often free and a win-win-win for you, the shelter, and the animals. Key word here is foster - not adopt. Many shelters have more animals than they can care for, and need people to provide temporary homes for these furry friends. And often, these programs are set up in a way that when you take in one of these animals, you are given everything you need - their food, litter box and litter, toys, any medical expens...