Your new best friend could be waiting for you at the Wisconsin Humane Society.

The organization’s shelters, including those in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay, saw a spike in intake over the past month. It is not uncommon to see intake at animal shelters during the summer due to a higher birth rate, lost pets during travel, and owner surrenders.

Animal shelters try to offset this by locating foster homes or offering special promotions to help inspire adoptions. While they want to remove as many barriers as they can to pet ownership, it costs more than $750 to provide all the veterinary care, food, vaccines, spay/neuter surgery, and other benefits WHS provides adult cat adopters and even more for people looking to adopt a dog.

Corey Viars from WHS says the balancing act is real for their shelters, which want to do the right thing for the animal and the family looking to bring them into their home.

Viars says they are always looking for foster families that can help alleviate some of the stress on the pet and the organization. The WHS also offers other ways to support them, such as their August donation matching program and pet walk in September.