One Year Old Foster Dog Becomes A Foster Mom To 16 Puppies

LAKE CITY, Fla., May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lake City Humane Society has a selfless new foster mother who has taken charge of 16 non-related puppies.  She is Lacey, a Pit Bull mixed breed that was found emaciated, in a ditch, with only one living scrawny puppy. With regular feeding and a foster family to care for her, she and her one puppy were slowly nursed back to health. But only a few weeks into her new foster home, Lacey became a foster mom herself when ten puppies were left at the Lake City Humane Society.

Lacey took the ten puppies in as her own and nursed them for eight weeks until they could be weaned and moved into their foster homes. Lacey's mothering instinct kicked in again when she took on another six abandoned one-day-old puppies.

"We have fantastic volunteer foster families who help with our homeless pets, but we could always use more," said Laura Page, director of the Lake City Humane Society. "With Lacey, we have seen a great example of a dog who is willing to be a mother to so many puppies. She is so loving and gentle with them – but now she needs a break from motherhood."

Lacey will be spayed with funds received from a grant from Florida Animal Friend and placed up for adoption when she is finished nursing them. Florida Animal Friend helps to fund organizations that offer free and low-cost spay and neuter services across the state of Florida. The $25,000 grant money awarded to the Lake City Humane Society was part of a $600,000 total distributed to various grant winners by Florida Animal Friend throughout the state of Florida in 2014.

"This is a great example of what the funds from the sale of Florida Animal Friend license plates can do," said Lois Kostroski, executive director of Florida Animal Friend.  "The Lake City Humane Society will be able to spay Lacey once she is finished nursing this brood.  And, each one of the 17 puppies that she nursed will also be spayed and neutered before being adopted."

For more information on how you can adopt Lacey or one of her 17 puppies, contact the Lake City Humane Society at 386-752-3191 or visit www.LakeCityHumane.org.  

ABOUT FLORIDA ANIMAL FRIEND

Incorporated in 2005, Florida Animal Friend's mission is to help save the lives of countless unwanted cats and dogs by supporting organizations that offer free or low-cost spay and neuter services across the state of Florida. This organization strives to reduce the pet overpopulation problem by increasing awareness of programs available to pet owners and homeless pets. Grants are awarded annually and are funded through the sale of the Florida Animal Friend license plates. For more, visit www.floridaanimalfriend.org

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