When Julie Met Charlie: The Love Story of a Foster Parent and Her Pet

WHEN JULIE MET CHARLIE THE LOVE STORY OF A FOSTER PARENT AND HER PET CHARLIE A CHEESE-LOVING DOG STUCK IN A SHELTER JULIE A 29-YEAR-OLD AD EXEC FOR A CHEESE COMPANY 6-8 MILLION PETS END UPIN SHELTERS EACH YEAR ONE DAY, JULIE SEES CHARLIE ON FACEBOOK. SHE'S NOT READY TO BE A PET PARENT, BUT THE SHELTER HAS A FOSTER PROGRAM. MANY SHELTER PROGRAMS OFFER TREMENDOUS SUPPORT TO FOSTER PARENTS JULIE FOSTERS CHARLIE. SHE SWEARS IT'S JUST UNTIL THEY FIND HIM A GOOD HOME. IN 2012, ACCT PHILLY TOOK IN MORE THAN.. 30,000 ANIMALS 10% 000HHH CHARLIE. HEPEES ON THE THROW RUG. BUT WITH THE HELP OF A LITTLE CHEESE, HE LEARNS TO SIT! WERE PLACED IN FOSTER HOMES BUT WHEN JULIE COMES HOME, HE GREETS HER WITHA TAIL WAG! 1 CHARLIE THINKS JIMMY CHOOS ARE CHEW TOYS. 61% OF PEOPLE WOULD FOSTER IF THEIR LOCAL SHELTER HAD A FOSTER PROGRAM. THE SHELTER CALLS JULIE. A FAMILY WANTS TO ADOPT CHARLIE! ANIMALS ADOPTED FROM FOSTER CARE HAVE A LOWER RETURN RATE THAN ANIMALS ADOPTED DIRECTLY FROM SHELTERS 2% 14% JULIE PANICS. WILL THEY KEEP JARLSBERG IN THE FRIDGE? FOSTER PETS SHELTER PETS 20% ER FOREVER OF FOSTER PARENTS FIND THEIR FOREVER FRIEND AND ADOPT THEIR FOSTER PETS. JULIE BECOMES A FOSTER FAILURE. SHE ADOPTS CHARLIE AND GIVES HIM HIS FOREVER HOME. WHILE THE TERM 'FOSTER FAILURE' IS WIDELY USED, FOSTER FAILURES DO NOT FAIL! IN FACT, THEY SUCCEED IN SAVING THE LIVES OF TWO VERY SPECIAL ANIMALS-THE ONE THEY ADOPT AND THE ONE THEY MAKE ROOM FOR AT THE SHELTER. Pet36ö Sources: ASPCA® (Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), http://www.aspcapro.org/ ACCT Philly (The Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia), http://www.acctphilly.org/ Pet360 Foster Failure Survey, February 2013 Pet Parenting. Simplified. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FOSTERING PETS, VISIT PET360.COM/FOSTER.