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Puppy love! Six litters now in QCA foster care

By Gabe ZwierzynskiBrian Weckerly,

6 hours ago

Six litters of puppies are now in foster homes and under the care of the Quad City Animal Welfare Center.

Our Quad Cities News photojournalist Gabe Zwierzynski spoke with a woman fostering one of those litters and found what all it will take to get the puppies ready for adoption.

For more from the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, click here.

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