Katy High School senior and friends stage pet adoption and foster education event

By George Slaughter, News Editor
Posted 3/3/22

Hunter Sullivan, a Katy High School senior, is a Boy Scout working towards Eagle Scout rank. For his Eagle Scout project, he recruited family, friends, and some animals who are looking for their …

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Katy High School senior and friends stage pet adoption and foster education event

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Hunter Sullivan, a Katy High School senior, is a Boy Scout working towards Eagle Scout rank. For his Eagle Scout project, he recruited family, friends, and some animals who are looking for their forever homes.

“My son, Hunter, decided to do a project that was not like a park bench, which are great, but he wanted to make an impact in the community,” Lyn Sullivan, Hunter’s mother, said. “Over the last year, our family has been involved in the animal control changes going on in the city, and what needed to happen. Hunter decided to base his project around that.”

Hunter, along with a few of his fellow Boy Scouts, worked with the Katy Animal Shelter to stage a animal adoption and foster education event Feb. 25 at MKT Distillery, 5373 1st. St. Despite the cool, damp weather, the event drew citizens interested in learning about the importance of foster homes for pets, and, if so inclined, adopting a cat.

The plan was to include dogs. But organizers wanted the dogs to be outside, where they could run and play in a fenced-off area. The wet ground and relatively poor weather prevented that.

Hunter said he comes from a home with plenty of dogs and cats. He said he was tempted to adopt some of the cats who were at Saturday’s event.

“We have some information tables,” Hunter said. “Really, we’re just trying to get it out there what fostering is. It’s just keeping the animal, if you’re able to support it, obviously. It helps the rescue groups a lot because they have limited space. The more space, more animals they can rescue.”

Fostering helps the organization learn the dog’s personality and helps socialize the dog in a loving home, according to information provided at the event. It increases a dog’s chances of getting adopted, and a family can enjoy the dog’s company without a long-term commitment. Also, through fostering, a family can help a god overcome the stress of being abandoned.

Information was also shared about TNR (for Trap-Neuter-Return) for cats.

Hunter expressed gratitude for Yvonne Cruz of Cuddle Buddies Rescue and her help in staging the event. He also expressed his gratitude to his fellow scouts who helped set up the tent. That effort took longer than expected, he said.

“They were here before the event,” Hunter said. “Today is the main event but hopefully it will spark more interest. I would organize it again because it’s fun.”

Hunter said he was considering attending Blinn College. After he finishes there, he said he wanted to attend Texas A&M and earn his degree in psychology. After that, he said, he would like to be a caseworker.

For more information, contact Cruz and Cuddle Buddies Rescue through its Facebook page.

animal control, foster care, pet adoption