{"id":4816,"date":"2026-07-03T04:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:06:57","slug":"central-nc-animal-shelters-need-immediate-foster-homes-ahead-of-record-heat-risk-during-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4816","title":{"rendered":"Central NC animal shelters need immediate foster homes ahead of record heat risk during holiday weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 With record heat expected through the Fourth of July weekend, animal shelters across the Triangle are making an urgent plea for help. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4814\">Fayetteville Market House construction begins;\u00a0expect detours through November<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Animal shelter staffers said many of their animals are feeling the stress of overcrowded conditions and extreme heat, and that short-term fostering of animals could make a massive difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shelters are already overcrowded, and with the heat and the possibility of HVACs breaking, it\u2019s super important that these animals have a climate-controlled environment in which to live. Fostering is always important, but especially right now,\u201d said Julie Paddison, executive director of Second Chance Adoptions, based on Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Paddison added that many animals, especially cats, have a stress hormone that can instantly flare up in extreme conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially in a crowded shelter and adding the heat on top of it. Cats are predisposed, especially when they\u2019re stressed, they get tend to get upper respiratory infections. Their eyes get weepy and infected. They sneeze, they have trouble breathing,\u201d said Paddison.<\/p>\n<p>Another animal shelter, Safe Haven for Cats, said it is currently caring for about 120 cats, which is the shelter\u2019s capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4808\">FAA, NTSB investigating RDU taxiway collision between private jet, box truck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About 40 of those cats are available for immediate foster placement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are reaching out to our community that we have a great deal of need for additional fosters. We could never have too many fosters,\u201d said Patti Godin, director of operations, Safe Haven for Cats, based in Raleigh.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. 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For more information, click here.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4805\">NC attorney general sues over Medicaid work requirements targeting state\u2019s sickest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) &#8212; With record heat expected through the Fourth of July weekend, animal shelters across the Triangle are making an urgent plea for help. Animal shelter staffers said many of their animals are feeling the stress of overcrowded conditions and extreme heat, and that short-term fostering of animals could make a massive difference. 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