Thank you for considering foster care. Every day Judy get's numerous phone calls from people asking for help in rescuing a cat or dog. Her ability to respond is dependent upon the number of foster homes she has available.
As a potential foster family, you may have a few questions:
Why would I want to be a foster? Obviously, it is an opportunity to save a life. But more than that, you help ensure that the animal does not need to be rescued again because you will be able to help us understand the animal's needs and so place it in the correct home.
How much will it cost? As a foster home, we do not expect you to incur any cost - we will provide the food and medical care. We simply ask you to provide the love.
What type of animal will I foster? By filling out our Foster Care Application, you let us know the type of animal you can care for and the time committment you can make.
But how could I bear to give up the pet? Many of our foster families say that they consider fostering like they consider pet-sitting. If you were to go on vacation and ask me to take care of your dog for you, I would enjoy doing so. I would also be a little sad when you came to get it, but I would know that it was going to a home where it was loved. The difference in fostering is that I can welcome another animal into my home again right away.
What if I decide I want to keep the pet? If you do, then you are certainly welcome to apply for adoption.
Fostering is one of the most pleasurable acts of charity that you can participate in! Please fill out a Foster Care Application here or give us a call. We'd love to welcome you into our family of volunteers!
Once I was a Lonely Dog Once I was a lonely dog, Just looking for a home. I had no place to go, No one to call my own. I wandered up and down the streets, in rain in heat and snow. I ate what ever I could find, I was always on the go. My skin would itch, my feet were sore, My body ached with pain. And no one stopped to give a pat Or to gently say my name. I never saw a loving glance, I was always on the run. For people thought that hurting me was really lots of fun. And then one day I heard a voice So gentle, kind and sweet, And arms so soft reached down to me And took me off my feet. "No one again will hurt you" Was whispered in my ear. "You'll have a home to call your own where you will know no fear." "You will be dry, you will be warm, you'll have enough to eat And rest assured that when you sleep, your dreams will all be sweet." I was afraid I must admit, I've lived so long in fear. I can't remember when I let A human come so near. And as she tended to my wounds And bathed and brushed my fur She told me 'bout the rescue group And what it meant to her. She said, "We are a circle, A line that never ends. And in the center there is you protected by new friends." "And all around you are the ones that check the pounds, And those that share their home after you've been found." "And all the other folk are searching near and far. To find the perfect home for you, where you can be a star." She said, "There is a family, that's waiting patiently, and pretty soon we'll find them, just you wait and see." "And then they'll join our circle they'll help to make it grow, so there'll be room for more like you, who have no place to go." I waited very patiently, The days they came and went. Today's the day I thought, my family will be sent. Then just when I began to think It wasn't meant to be, there were people standing there just gazing down at me. I knew them in a heart beat, I could tell they felt it too. They said, "We have been waiting for a special dog like you." Now every night I say a prayer to all the gods that be. "Thank you for the life I live and all you've given me. But most of all protect the dogs in the pound and on the street. And send a Rescue Person to lift them off their feet."
