What's a Animal Foster Parent? Are There Benefits For Being One?

Question

I wanted to help an animal shelter by being one but I had my questions and hunchs.

Answer 1

The benefit is that you help animals in need and help a shelter or rescue group.
That being said, there are good and bad shelter/rescue groups. I have heard horror stories about people that had massive vet bills for the foster and never got paid. People that were never allowed to get the animals back into the shelter, people that were placed with aggressive animals, sick animals, pregnant animals.
If you do foster, get the "rules" in writing. They should tell you when, where, and how you are to handle things. There should be a support person that you can contact 24/7 if there is an emergency.
All this makes things much better for all involved!!!

Answer 2

there are just about the same being a foster parent to kids sort of just with 4 legs u get the awarding feeling of helping someone out and knowing u helped them to a new permanent home or u can adopt them

Answer 3

You get a dog that has no home, and at least twice a month you take them to adoptions (usually at pet stores, like petco). I think there are huge benefits to fostering a dog (besides giving him/her a new lease on life), you don't have to pay for any of the food/supplies/vet bills, and you'll be introducing someone to the love of their life when they adopt him/her.

Answer 4

A place for certain animals to live while they await adoption. They do it a lot with pregnant cats. They allow for the kittens to be with their moms. It would benefit families that are not sure they want to adopt an animal.

Answer 5

an animal foster parent is someone who takes an animal into their home to continue its medical treatments, socialize it, or whatever they are needing it for. the only benefit from doing it is knowing you helped get an animal ready to get a lifetime home.... you cant bank on retiring from it. they usually dont pay for the ppl to do it. they might pay for food and the medical part of it but as for giving money to the ppl doing it as a paycheck i dont think it will happen.