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OVERVIEW OF FOSTERING

New foster homes are desperately needed. Every week hundreds of dogs in the Los Angeles area are euthanized, only because there is nowhere for them to go. Rescues have to make the difficult decisions between who lives and who dies when looking at dogs in need, because they don’t have enough open foster homes to take them all. For this reason, we have made it our mission to educate as many people as possible and encourage them to foster so that more lives can be saved. Please consider fostering, and spread the word to every animal lover you know who may be able to take in a foster pet on a short term basis.

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Fostering pays BIG TIME in loving kisses, long cuddles, and endless adventures. One look into the eyes of your foster pet, knowing that you may very well be the only reason they are still on this earth, and your heart will be full of joy and pride. It is an amazingly rewarding experience that can give your life purpose and fulfillment. Just ask any other foster parent!

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Fostering is a wonderful gift that you can give to animals in need. Only by those opening their hearts and homes to an animal in need can we continue to save lives. Fosters are an invaluable, wonderful group of people who endure all the highs and lows of pet ownership, only to let the animals they have loved so much and worked so hard for go, so that they can help another! They are unselfish, caring, loving, patient people, and without them the rescue system could not work.

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WHAT KIND OF PETS NEED FOSTER HOMES?

ALL kinds! Dogs, and puppies… any animal that is kept as a pet may need a foster home if they are displaced. It is up to you as to what fits best into your home, but no matter what, every open foster spot is a life saved. Get involved!

 

WHAT DOES A FOSTER PARENT DO?
A foster parent does everything a pet owner does, but for a shorter time! Daily care, feeding, grooming, reinforcing obedience, and generally giving the pet love and affection, along with a safe place to stay. Foster parents are important for so many reasons. It is foster parents who work with their rescue and sometimes trainers to get their pet ready for adoption. It is foster parents who learn what a pet is like in a home situation, their likes and dislikes, and their little quirks – things that are impossible to tell in a shelter situation. These things are crucial to helping a pet go into their forever home… Knowing the pet and being able to communicate that to potential adopters is essential.

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HOW LONG WILL THE FOSTER PET STAY WITH ME?

This is our most common question, and is the most difficult one to answer. It can be anywhere from one month to six months, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter – there is no fixed time. Some pets get adopted faster than others and there is really no way of determining which one will be adopted first. A committed foster will keep a pet for as long as it takes for them to find their forever home.

 

DO I NEED TO BE HOME ALL DAY IN ORDER TO FOSTER?
Absolutely not. Unless you are fostering a puppy that perhaps needs bottle-feeding, your foster should be just fine crated or contained at home during your work day – just like any other pet. We do ask fosters who have resident pets to keep everyone secure, safe, and separated when they are not home to supervise pet interactions. Never leave pets together unattended – for everyone’s sake.

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DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING MYSELF?

Rescues cover the costs of all medical care as long as the pets are taken to our vet. We have accounts set up at a few different vet offices in different parts of the county, so the foster home can choose the most convenient one. Rescues are also usually happy to provide food if you are not in a position to swing that cost. 

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WHAT IF I BECOME TOO ATTACHED TO MY FOSTER? WHAT IF I CAN’T LET GO?
This is the biggest fear of many people… letting go. That is completely natural – you are fostering because you love animals, and you will probably become attached. It would be strange if you didn’t! But when you meet the perfect family that will give the animal their permanent home, you will be happy to see them go. That’s why you fostered in the first place! It is a wonderful thing to do to make sure that an animal in need will find a loving home!

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AM I ALLOWED TO ADOPT MY FOSTER PET?
Of course! It is lovingly called “foster failure” and it happens. Rescues understand how you can become attached, and you are always offered first choice at adopting your foster, as long as you are within the allowed limits of how many dogs you may have! Foster families must pay the adoption fee, just like any adopter.

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If you are interested in fostering please complete and submit the Foster Application.   (click here)