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" It should come as no surprise that kittens hold a special spot in our hearts. If you&amp;#039;re cat-obsessed, but don&amp;#039;t necessarily have the time or resources to take in a permanent pet of your own, you&amp;#039;re in luck: Kitten rentals are the newest trend in animal adoption.  While animal fostering is already a popular practice in shelters across the country, the Humane Society of Silicon Valley is turning to a newer kitten rental service to rebrand their already existing program and provide temporary homes to adorable babies who are too young to be on their own in shelters.   Attracting potential volunteers is particularly important now as spring and summer are known as &amp;quot;kitten season.&amp;quot; Cats are seasonal breeders, so over the warmer months shelter resources are stretched thin due to an influx in kitten population. &amp;quot;We seem to have a never-ending stream of kittens available,&amp;quot; Finnegan Dowling, spokesperson at the Humane Society Silicon Valley, told the Huffington Post.  If you choose to rent a kitten, it&amp;#039;s completely free and you&amp;#039;ll be given all the supplies you need to help you care for your little one. The Humane Society of Silicon Valley also helps shelters who don&amp;#039;t have the funding to create their own foster program, so it&amp;#039;s likely that you&amp;#039;ll receive a few kittens at a time.   While this adoption program is smart, it isn&amp;#039;t the first time we&amp;#039;ve seen kittens available to rent. According to CBS News, one office building in Las Cruces, New Mexico, actually has a whole library dedicated to spending some valuable (and cuddly!) time with cute kittens, while getting work done. This &amp;quot;rental&amp;quot; program is beneficial to both parties\u2014 the cats are brought in from a local shelter and they help relieve stress for the workers. So far, 100 kittens have been adopted from the library alone! Learn more about the kitten rental program at the Humane Society Silicon Valley.  (h/t Huffington Post) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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