FOSTER AN ANIMAL
It is an enriching & rewarding experience.
Why We Need Fosters
Our mission is to save animals that sit in kill shelters so that they may have a second chance at a happy life. Unfortunately, Around 920,000 Shelter Animals are Euthanized each year including 390,000 Dogs and 530,000 Cats.* With limited time in kill shelters, most only get about seven days to find a home before they are euthanized. There are thousands of shelters filled with great animals who just need a chance. Unfortunately, we can only rescue as many animals as we have foster homes–which is why we need people like you to foster!
*Statistics from: https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/pet-adoption-statistics/
How Fostering Helps
You may think that if you take care of an animal, you will not be able to give it up. Remember, by fostering, you not only save the pet in your care, but also make room for another animal in a shelter somewhere. You are saving two animals, not only one! Your heart will soar when you see your foster pet with their new forever family, knowing that you helped save its life!
Help us rescue more animals by completing a foster application. A Heart for Animals is a foster based rescue and relies on volunteers like you that open your homes to homeless animals.
How To Foster
Follow our easy 2-step process…
STEP 1
Complete the online foster application or download and print the application, once complete scan and send back to us.
STEP 2
The voiceless dogs I have taken into my home have opened my eyes to how grateful they can be…
“As a foster for A Heart for Animals, I have found a deeper passion for the well-being of animals. The voiceless dogs I have taken into my home have opened my eyes to how grateful they can be. With attention, love, a warm bed, and yummy food, they can learn to trust again. Their body language says it all! No longer do they have to fear abandonment or evil.
Absolutely no doubt, I have connected with true animal lovers and found them to be the most sensitive and compassionate humans around. These are the people I want in my life.
Our organization promotes a well-deserved future for so many helpless kitties and pups. My dream is that we could find many others to foster and save lives. If the desire is in your heart, do not hesitate to reap the rewards. Precious lives are looking to find you.”
– MaryLee R.