Tamsyn King has been fostering animals through PetRetreat for four years. 

As a former victim of domestic abuse herself, she wanted to do something to help others in that situation.

Supporting people and helping pets

She says: 

"PetRetreat brought back memories of my own situation when I was living through domestic abuse. 

"I endured longer than I would have done because of my pets.

"I simply couldn't leave them behind with a violent man.

"Being a fosterer is my way of supporting people going through the same trauma.

"But also helping the pets who have to suffer in silence." 

Hear more from Tamsyn in our podcast

Tune in to our All About Animals podcast episode to hear more from Tamsyn:
 

April 2011:
Could you be a PetRetreat fosterer?

Duration: 7 minutes 51 seconds. MP3 file size: 7.20MB.

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