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Memphis firehouses start pilot foster dog program

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 12, 2018 11:45 AM CT | Published: October 11, 2018 5:07 PM CT
<strong>Cody Jenne and Will Meskenas of Fire Station 20 in Longview Heights were among the first firefighters to participate in a new partnership with Memphis Animal Services that temporarily places dogs like Juice, a two-year-old lab mix, in area fire stations until they can find a forever home.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Cody Jenne and Will Meskenas of Fire Station 20 in Longview Heights were among the first firefighters to participate in a new partnership with Memphis Animal Services that temporarily places dogs like Juice, a two-year-old lab mix, in area fire stations until they can find a forever home. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

Two Memphis fire stations are fostering dogs in a pilot program with Memphis Animal Services that is drawing inquiries from other fire departments and requests from other firehouses in the city. The stay at the fire stations could be two to three weeks before the dogs are transported to other cities for adoption there.

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Alexis Pugh Gina Sweat Memphis Animal Services Memphis Fire Department

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