Animals in need of foster care include: • Puppies or kittens that are too young to be adopted • An abused dog or cat that needs socialization and tender loving care. • An injured dog or cat that is recovering from surgery • A dog undergoing heartworm treatment • Dogs or cats who need a safe place to feel loved and cared for while awaiting a forever home Animals may be in foster care for a few days, weeks or a few months, depending on the need. How Do Foster Care Volunteers Help? Foster care volunteers feed, groom, socialize, train and medicate the animal during its stay in the foster home. The Junior Humane Society pays for all veterinary care and medicine the animal needs during its stay in foster care. Foster parents are responsible for providing food, time and tender loving care. Foster Care Volunteer Qualifications Foster parents must be able to provide a safe, loving and stable environment for the foster animal. Foster parents must have common sense and patience, as well as be willing to nurse any injury or illness with the understanding that some issues may result in the death of an animal. Foster parents must be able to transport their foster animal to and from Junior Humane Society events and to the veterinarian should the need arise. Experience with animal behavioral or medical issues is a plus, but it is not necessary.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:17:31 +0000
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