Frustration is growing over operations at Riverside County Animal Services after a potential foster parent was reportedly turned away — simply because the one person authorized to release animals was not on site.The would-be foster arrived ready to take a dog out of overcrowded kennels, potentially preventing euthanasia. Instead, they were told they would have to come back another day.Critics say this kind of bottleneck makes no sense and can cost animals their lives. They argue the fix is simple: authorize more than one staff member to process foster placements.Community contributors weighed in on the situation, calling it unacceptable. Stephanie Green pointed to chronic understaffing and said there should always be backup personnel available to handle paperwork, noting that no single employee should be expected to cover seven days a week.Tammy Black was more blunt, saying rehoming animals is the shelter’s core mission and barriers like this directly undermine that goal. She…..