Fostering

Animal fostering

The foster program is a lifeline for pets.

Foster volunteers open their homes to provide temporary care for kittens, puppies, bunnies, and dogs. A quiet, stress-free, loving environment gives every foster pet a better chance at a happy, life with their forever family.

WHY ARE FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED?

Animal shelters are forced to euthanize healthy and friendly animals each day to make space for the new ones coming into the shelter daily. Fairy Tails Rescue has to leave behind wonderful, highly adoptable dogs because we lack a sufficient network of reliable foster parents. Simply put, foster parents maximize the number of dogs/puppies we can save.

ARE THERE ANY COSTS INVOLVED WITH FOSTERING?

Nothing! Fairy Tails Rescue provides the dog or puppy’s medical care and food, toys, crate and other necessities. Whatever you’d like to buy to help us out is completely up to you!

I ALREADY OWN A DOG OR A CAT, CAN I STILL FOSTER?

Actually, it is helpful if you have other pets since we can evaluate the dog/puppy with other animals. Before you bring a foster dog home, consult with your veterinarian to make sure your own pets are up-to-date on their vaccinations such as Rabies, DHLPP, and Bordetella. You may wish to ask your veterinarian if your pets need any additional vaccinations when fostering a rescue dog.

FOSTERING BASICS

As a foster family, you will take a rescued dog into your home, based on the information you provide to us, your needs as a family, and the needs of the dog. You will care for him or her as you would your own pet — providing food, shelter, companionship, and exercise, arranging for pre-approved veterinary care, and supplying patience and love.

There may be times you will be asked to work with a dog using simple training techniques. Some dogs may not get along well with other dogs, cats, and/or children. We work to identify this prior to placement in your home. At the same time, dogs will sometimes behave differently in one environment than they do in another. Your observation of the dog’s character and temperament are invaluable. The more we know about a dog’s habits and behavior (positive and negative), the easier it is to match him or her to a potential adopter or in some cases identify a foster home that may be more conducive to his or her needs.

Our Foster Care Providers are required to sign a contract outlining guidelines for dogs in their care. The fostering period can last anywhere from a few days to a few months or more depending on the dog but vacations and trips are worked around so don’t worry!

ARE YOU THINKING?

“I could NEVER do that! I could NEVER give up a dog?”

We know how you feel, because we’ve all felt the same. Admittedly, it is not painless—you cry and you will miss them. Yet, we promise, the pain will disappear when your NEW dog or puppy arrives from the shelter NEEDING you. The pain is fleeting compared to the wonderful feeling of knowing that YOU truly saved a dog or puppy’s life by allowing us to have enough foster homes to get them out of the shelters.

If you would like to try fostering, please fill out our foster application which can be found via a link on our website or Facebook page. YOU can help us save more “shelter kids”.

If you have any questions or want to learn more about how you can make a difference, please contact us! We’d be happy to let you chat with one of our current Fairy God Parents!