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By Liz O'Connell
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Fostering an animal is a bittersweet experience. For starters, you're saving an animal's life from the confines of a shelter, but once they get adopted, you have to deal with the heartbreak of saying goodbye.
One foster mom, known on TikTok as @thefartmom, had a special moment of seeing her foster dog again months later. The October 16 video shows her reunion with the foster dog, who is now named Hank. It had been 14 months since she last saw him.
She wrote in the video that she had a special connection to the pit bull terrier mix, and his adoption remains one of the hardest she has gone through.
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The dog's family brought him to visit his foster mom, and after one sniff, he knew immediately who she was. The happy tail wags said it all. He is thankful for the life she gave him until his forever family came along.
The creator wrote in the comment section that Hank was "that one," meaning what they had was unlike any other foster dog. She will always love him deeply, but she is so thankful for the family that adopted him.
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Fostering an animal is one of the most selfless acts a person can do. It helps get animals out of the overcrowded and loud shelters. It gives them hope that their forever home is out there.
Each year, 6.3 million pets are surrendered to U.S. shelters, which is an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 during January 2023, an increase of 1,744 compared with January 2022, the 24Pet Shelter Watch Report found.
About 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized every year. Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.
How Viewers Reacted
One cannot help but join in and shed some tears after watching this sweet reunion.
"Oh, once he smelled you and remembered, he got so excited he peed! Oh sweet, baby!" commented on TikTok user. The video creator responded by saying, "I almost peed too for the same reasons."
Another person wrote: "I love how he looked back at his family while leaning on you smiling - this is the nice lady who found you!"
Newsweek reached out to @thefartmom for comment.
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