There is absolutely
no person more valuable to a rescue organization than
a foster parent. In fact, animal rescue would be all
but impossible if it weren't for the caring souls willing
to open their hearts and their homes to these animals
in desperate need of a temporary, safe environment.
Animal avengers provides all the food and medical treatment
while the pet is in your care, but as always we are grateful
for any help we might receive from the foster parent.
You provide a loving home for a furry friend who desperately
needs it!
The animal still goes to adoptions every weekend in
hopes to find a permanent family. (You help transport
the animal to and from adoptions)
Should you decide you would like to adopt the pet you
are fostering, you will always have the opportunity to
do so!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about fostering:
I don't have the time to keep an animal forever. Would foster parenting be
for me?
We are often approached by people who wish to help the
animals but don't have time to volunteer every weekend,
or they don't have the resources or time
to care for an animal permanently. Fostering is a perfect opportunity for
those unable to volunteer in other areas to make a positive contribution
to the life of a needy animal, and is most definitely a worthwhile and noble
act of kindness.
What does a foster parent do?
Foster parenting entails nothing more than allowing
an animal who is in the rescue's system to stay in your
home and receive the love, nurturing and
daily care that any animal deserves until he or she finds a permanent home.
Although we can never guarantee how long this will take, the average is several
weeks, however it could be as little as a few days or as much as a few months.
A foster parent has the right to discontinue fostering at any time for any
reason, so if you feel that you're no longer able to be a foster parent you
are always given the option to stop.
Animal Avengers provides all medical care, food and
other necessities for the animal. All you need to provide
is a safe, loving environment until he or she is able
to find a permanent home.
"But I don't think I could be a foster parent,
I'd become too attached"
One of the most common remarks we in the rescue business
hear is, "I could
never be a foster parent because I'd become too attached and wouldn't be able
to part with the animal." Believe me when I say that those of us in rescue
understand this sentiment completely. It would be absolutely impossible for
us to take in these animals, nurse them back to health, worry about their health
and safety 24 hours a day and spend every weekend at adoptions with them without
developing a strong bond. We understand the pain of letting them go, but we
also understand that the work that we do gives life to those who would otherwise
be suffering incomprehensibly. And we understand that when we let go of an
animal it's to let him or her begin the life that he or she so deserves. Foster
parents are a huge part of this life-saving process. It is a self-sacrifice
and, while it seems difficult to those who have never experienced it, the foster
parents who once thought it too painful have told us that the experience was
more rewarding than they could ever have imagined.
If you have room in your home and in your heart, we
are in desperate need for foster homes. If you're interested
in becoming a foster parent, please e-mail Animal Avengers
at volunteer@animalavengers.com or call us at (323) 655-4220.
Ready to get the ball rolling? Go ahead and fill out
our DOG Animal Foster Care Application or CAT Animal Foster Care Application! |
