OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 38% of dog parents get their pups from a shelter or rescue. Hands, Hearts & Paws in Omaha is a foster, home-based rescue – where one volunteer’s commitment exceeds the fathomable.
- Jenny Houfek began fostering dogs 14 years ago. To date, she has fostered 466 dogs in her home.
- Jenny has special permissions which allow her to foster for Hands, Hearts & Paws so robustly – often taking in entire litters.
- “They do make messes and they do shed, so I am constantly sweeping and Swiffering and vacuuming and laundry – laundry all the time,” she laughed about the upkeep.
Continue reading for the expanded story, as seen on-air.A familiar face at KMTV, Zach and Kayla Williamson had life… by the tail.
“It was just us for two years and then we got married and I feel like it was the next natural step of our family,” Kayla reflected.
That was about three months ago.
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