[QUOTE]Originally posted by jenluckenbach
[B]True. And in the case of our local humane society that has regular hours daily when they are open to the public, this would be a BIG concideration. But our little shelter building is manned 100 % by volunteers and people cannot just go there to "look". They need to set up an appointment with an available volunteer (same as if it were a foster home).


I've been fostering these past six months and think it's fine to have foster bedrooms set up. Our rescue recommends a foster bathroom, that is easily disinfected. (I still have bedrooms, I don't know how I feel about a bathroom)
So, instead of getting the foot traffic in the shelter, our cats get 'web traffic' for people who are specifically looking for a 'kind' (or breed) of cat.

These cats are often overlooked in shelters and are snatched right up when placed in rescue. Example: Zazu, my flame point Siamese, 6 month old, was in an Animal control in Tampa. His adopter was from Jacksonville. Maybe she checked her local shelters for a Flame male, but could she go all over the state? No.
But, when pictured on Siamese Rescue, she was able to know ahead of time where exactly he was, come visit him, and consequently adopt him.

Jen, I've got three kittens right now, itegrated with my 3 cats. All is well. Tomorrow they go for their spay, I will again open the foster room, to keep them more quiet. They are not unhappy in there.
It would be hard to do at your house with over 10 residents, but keeping them separated is not cruel at all.
These cats only had days to live, their life keeps on getting better and better.
We fosters are a 'way station' between the awful shelter life and the great forever home life.
We do the best we can. One of our fosters had a beautiful Seal girl, she could NOT get along with other cats. Lived in the master bedroom for six months. Humans slept with her at night. Guess what happened? Adopted.