Are you an animal lover? Do you have a little extra room in your heart and home? Perhaps animal fostering is for you!
Shelters throughout the United States are overflowing with homeless and helpless animals. Many shelters must turn animals away, or even worse, euthanize. Often shelters cannot accept cats or dogs once the shelter's capacity is reached, until an adoption is made, which depending on the type and age of the animal, may take a several days, months or even years. One solution to this problem is animal fostering.
As an animal foster provider, you will open your home to the shelter animal temporarily. The shelter will provide the necessary supplies; including a crate and food for dogs, and litter box and litter for cats, in addition fo their food. Vet bills are taken care of by the shelter if necessary, usually the animals will be provided with care by specific veterinary hospitals which work directly with the shelter.
Foster animals come in all shapes and sizes. From young puppies who are too young to stay in the shelter, to elderly cats who were surrendered by their family. Sometimes the animals are strays who may require training, other times the animal will know every command in the book. Often the shelter you foster for will give you a questionairre and find out which sort of animals you're looking to provide a home for, and find you a match.
If you think that animal fostering is for you, contact your local animal shelter and get started. You will literally be saving a life.
great way to help!
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