Kelowna-based rescue group pauses intake of new animals as financial stress grows

Marc Lazarus has fostered more than a dozen dogs for Kelowna’s Paws It Forward animal rescue, including his latest Cali, a three-legged Dutch Shepherd mix. He does it “to give back to society and speak for those who can’t speak.” But the Kelowna-based animal charity is no longer able to take in a dogs in need, at least not for now, as rising medical and care costs force it to pause programs.