{"id":151708,"date":"2026-02-05T05:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/151708\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T05:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:34:33","slug":"forget-flowers-houston-area-animal-shelter-offering-free-valentines-day-pet-foster-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/151708\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget flowers: Houston-area animal shelter offering free Valentine\u2019s Day pet foster program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8lrde6hb2eozhre5.jpg\" alt=\"Looking to find true love this Valentine's Day? \" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; Ready to find unconditional love this Valentine&#8217;s Day with no strings attached? There&#8217;s a way you can find someone who will always love you more than themselves. Yes, we are talking about dogs.<\/p>\n<p>   Houston-area shelter offering free pet foster program <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">Why you should care:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Best Friends Animal Society is giving you a chance to have the best Valentine&#8217;s Day ever, and it won&#8217;t cost a dime.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Forget the dinner candy and flowers, go to BFAS&#8217;s shelter, located at 901 Pinemont, on Friday, February 13\u00a0between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">You can foster any dog or cat overnight or longer, and you will get all the supplies you&#8217;ll need.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;If you make a love connection, and you want to keep the dog or cat permanently, that&#8217;s totally fine, we can make that happen,&#8221; said Kerry McKeel with Best Friends Animal Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">If that doesn&#8217;t happen, bring the pet back without any pressure. Just fostering for a day or two helps save lives.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">You can go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bestfriends.org\/houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BFAS website<\/a> to see available dogs and cats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace spoke with Kerry McKeel with Best Friends Animal Society about the pet foster program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/pets-animals\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pets and Animals<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; Ready to find unconditional love this Valentine&#8217;s Day with no strings attached? 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