2007-05-01 16:10:58 · 7 answers · asked by collegegrllstress 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I usually end up adopting my foster dogs. I am the director of my own rescue though. I have some wonderful people who foster for me.
2007-05-01 16:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I haven't directly fostered but I have filled out an application to do it but never sent it in because of three hard to deal with things that I learnt from the humane society I was going to be working with:
*My husband can't take the emotional side of letting the animal go
*The fact that you could be fostering a dog or cat that will be spayed even if pregnant and a good way along in the pregnancy
*The fact that you could be fostering a dog or cat that within a certain time limit may need to be returned for euthanasia.
Fostering takes a person with a heart of gold and a heart of steel. I take my hat off to those of you who have done it and continue to provide help to needy animals.
2007-05-01 23:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by yonae12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a foster mom for Living Creatures Animal Sanctuary. Currently I have three adult cats living with me. LCAS is a small rescue group, we believe that a pet living in a barn or garage, but still part of a family is better than being in a cage or being put to death. So all three of my cats are in my barn with my horses. A lot of rescue groups are much stricter though, they require the animal be inside a home all the time. So be sure to ask about that! Also, ask who will provide the food. We are given a food allowance-free pet food for our personal pets and the foster pets, as long as they don't go over so many pounds a month. Our rescue has very little money so we only do vaccinations no other unnecessary care (like spaying & neutering). I enjoy being a foster mom, but it is work. Some of the cats have problems, one throws up if he eats a lot!! So thats something I have to deal with! Also adults don't get adopted very easily and they are with you a long time.
Check out www.myspace.com/whisperingpinesfarm
to see some of my foster pets:)
More foster parents are always needed... it's a good cause.
2007-05-01 23:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by Barn Babe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I am fostering a pregnant cat from a cat rescue right now. I never knew how overwhelemd rescue & humane societies get until I saw all the cats/kittens the place had. It makes me angry because people don't spay & neuter their pets.
2007-05-01 23:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by *KySeN && gAvInS mOmMy* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an expremely good cause, and they always need more foster parents. But the hard part is letting the animal go.
2007-05-05 20:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have fostered kittens and rats. I found out that fostering isn't for me. It KILLED me to let them go, even though they went to good homes!
From now on if I bring an animal into my house, it's here to stay.
2007-05-02 01:04:03 · answer #6 · answered by luvrats 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I learned to look for traits that showed the pets I selected were still reachable.
A good book to help you get a dog back into good behavior and healthy spirits is, "No Bad Dogs, The Woodhouse Way."
2007-05-01 23:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by d4d9er 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋