Why foster pets

Playing with your foster cat is a great way to unwind and provide the attention she craves. And is there anything cuter than watching young kittens chase their tails and anything else that moves? You can teach pets new skills in your home. Dogs and cats are enthusiastic students. Most of them want to learn new skill that can make it easier for them to find a home. When it was time for her to meet potential adopters, she impressed them with her knowledge of basic cues and found herself a new family.

You could be a pet matchmaker. At once, she knew she had found the dog she wanted to adopt and did. When the SPCA receives an animal or animals not immediately ready to be placed for adoption, potential foster volunteers are contacted with the number of animals needing care, reasons fostering is required, age s , expected foster care time frame, etc. If the volunteer is willing and able to foster when called, a pick-up time is scheduled. At that time, the volunteer is provided with any necessary supplies.

Once in the foster home, caregivers feed and tend to the animals and provide any needed medications or treatments. Animals placed into foster homes remain there until they are ready to return to the shelter and be placed up for adoption. Foster parents and their family members and friends do have first priority if choosing to adopt the foster animal s.

Fill out a Foster Care Application! Applications can be picked up directly from the shelter or downloaded here. It's also amazing, for you and for the animals. Here's why:. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Part of HuffPost Environment. All rights reserved. Lisa Morabito, director of operations for Baltimore's city shelter , has had a lot of foster kittens come through her home.

They always end up snuggled close to the big pack of dogs who live with Morabito and her husband on a permanent basis. The dogs don't seem to mind the attention one bit. How much your community values fostering can be up to you.

Please consider contacting your local shelter and asking how to become a foster caregiver for kittens or cats in need—it will undoubtedly be a joyful experience for you and one of the best things you can do for them.

Originally published on Animal Wellness. You are here Blog. May 21,