We take on a lot of animals. Not as many as some of the fosters we know, due to time, energy, and space, but we tend to stay at (reasonable) capacity.
Most people, though, aren't shown an animal and told, "If you don't take this home, it will die." It's a hazard of the job. You always have the option to say, "No," and no one will be offended, but it is a very guilt-inducing situation. I have plenty of coworkers who simply don't foster, all for very good reasons*, but I would say 80% routinely foster and 90% have at least once.
I can't really explain our current situation on this blog, but suffice it to say that we are looking for new residence due greatly to our foster situation. If a place is so heartless that it will not allow an animal residence to save its life, at no cost to the place, then it is not where we belong.
I would encourage everyone who has space in their heart and home and a little spare time to take in an animal in need. It really does save a life. Letting go is always hard, but there are always more to help.
*One coworker, who works in Receiving, stopped fostering as often when she had to euthanize her own kittens because she was the only one on duty who could do it. I think that is enough to force anyone to take a break, if not permanently.
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