Local Nonprofit In Urgent Need of Pet Fosters In Lawton, Oklahoma

Residents in southwest Oklahoma will see stray dogs on just about every street corner. Fishy's Friends Rescue is a new nonprofit in Comanche County that aims to help homeless dogs by a network of foster families. The nonprofit is currently in urgent need of pet foster family in southwest Oklahoma.

Fishy's Friends Rescue is a 501(C)(3) in Comanche County and has a goal to "unite the community and help save the homeless dogs." Athena Nielipinski started the nonprofit in 2023 after rescuing a homeless stray named "Fishy." March 10 is actually Fishy's "gotcha" day, and after Nielipinski rescued and started rehabilitate Fishy, she realized there was a need for a network of foster families for homeless dogs in Comanche County.

There are homeless dogs just about everywhere across Comanche County, and Nielipinski said that often times, people don't know what to do when they come across a homeless dog and want to help it. And the goal of Fishy's Friends Rescue is to give people and the dogs a resource by offering foster homes for homeless dogs and by providing resources on their website for how to rehome a dog, etc.

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How to support Fishy's Friends Rescue.

According to Nielipinski, Fishy's Friends Rescue can only help as many homeless dogs as foster families they have. Fishy's Friends Rescue is currently seeking pet foster families in Comanche County. Foster families will help rehabilitate homeless dogs and get them ready to be adopted.

Other ways people can help Fishy's Friends Rescue is through monetary donations, pet supplies donations, volunteer, follow Fishy's Friends Rescue on Facebook and share the nonprofit's information online and by word of mouth.

For more information about Fishy's Friends Rescue, visit the nonprofit's official website.

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