Residents deal with unwanted animals left on property

By JENNIFER SUMMER
Updated: 03.08.09

As Suzanne Kratz looked out her window while tending to her birds, she saw a dull red pick-up down the street from her home in Porter making a shoveling motion.

“At first, I was not sure what they were doing until I saw that they were dumping puppies. I tried to catch them and when I got to where they had dumped the puppies, I found four cute puppies,” Kratz said.

Kratz, with her husband, Steve Combest, have opened their home as a foster home to other dogs and animals, took the puppies in to take care of them.

Now that the puppies are older and healthy, they are available for adoption through Pals for Pooches every weekend.

“When I first found the puppies, they were hot and panting. They are all so cute and have their own personalities, they are going to be okay,” Kratz said.

“But the truth is, this is a small part of a larger problem. There are people who cannot afford to spay or neuter their dogs and just let them run off. It is almost puppy season, so we are going to see even more.”

Kratz’s neighbor, Kelle Davis volunteers for Pals for Pooches, has also opened her home as a foster home for other puppies who were dumped in their Porter neighborhood, possibly by the same person.

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