FOSTERING Program
Why Become a Foster?
Fostering gives the animal you take into your home a second chance at life! Shelter animals who are too young, ill or who require more socialization before adoption greatly benefit from being in foster care.
Fostering is a very rewarding experience.Foster homes bridge the gap and offer the crucial extra time and space needed to prepare a shelter animal for adoption into a forever home. The shelter has a limited amount of kennel space, so when foster families take in pets, they are also helping other orphaned pets by opening up a kennel.
Foster Qualifications
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Ability to provide a safe, loving and stable environment for a foster animal
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Over 21 years of age
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Expertise with animal behaviors or medical issues is a plus, but is not required
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Ability to transport the foster animal
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Completion of a foster application and approval
What you can do as a Volunteer!
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Walk & socialize dogs
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Bathe and groom dogs
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Foster an animal
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Tidy up the Rescue, cleaning kennels etc.
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Give a shelter animal a weekend getaway or just a day out of the shelter (Dog Day Afternoon Program)
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Support administrative tasks such as making follow up calls to adopters and fosters
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Transport animals to places like the vet or their forever homes
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Pick up donations from generous businesses and community members
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Assist with off-site adoption events
Once approved, you may volunteer as much as you like, depending on your lifestyle and interests. We LOVE our volunteers!
