Animal foster parents can help shelter animals receive love and attention before they are formally adopted.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is an animal welfare organization that rescues neglected, abused or unwanted pets and places them up for re-adoption. Many of these animals benefit from living in foster homes until they are ready for adoption. Fostering an animal prevents it from having to live in kennels before its adoption and clears up room at the shelters for more rescued animals. Foster parents can also help prepare animals for adoption by teaching them love and be loved by humans.
Instructions
1. Contact your local ASPCA shelter and ask them to provide contact information for their foster care coordinators.
2. Fill out the ASPCA foster care questionnaire. The ASPCA will send the questionnaire to you, along with additional information about the foster care program in your area.
3. Enroll in the ASPCA's foster care orientation class. The class is two hours long. If you plan to foster a dog, you will need to take an additional two-hour class. The class is meant to prepare you to foster an ASPCA animal. You must be 21 years old or be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
4. Take your foster animal home with you. Your local ASPCA shelter may assign an animal to you or allow you to choose. Most ASPCA shelters provide all of the food, supplies and costs necessary to foster an animal. You will be responsible for providing a safe and loving home environment, as well as ensuring that the animal is available for adoption when it's ready.
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