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Foster an Animal
Fosters provide a temporary home for pets in HSDC’s care while they are awaiting their forever home or the opportunity to move into one of our onsite adoption locations.
All foster homes must meet a few basic requirements to ensure the health and safety of all animals. Any personal pets in the home must be fully up to date on vaccinations and routine preventatives. Foster volunteers must also reside within 40 miles of our shelter to allow for timely support, veterinary care, and coordination.
Required vaccines for dogs in home
- Distemper/parvo
- Bordetella
- Rabies
Required vaccines for cats in home
- FVRCP
- Rabies
The Benefits of Fostering
There are so many benefits to opening your home to foster a dog or cat, but just to name a few:
- Have an animal companion without the lifetime commitment.
- Help an animal recover from an illness/injury, with medical care covered by HSDC.
- Give extra TLC to puppies and kittens too young to be adopted.
- Foster homes help animals transition from the stress of living at the shelter.
Key Responsibilities
Provide a safe, clean, and caring environment.
Provide food, water, litter, toys/enrichment, and shelter.
Provide exercise and socialization if appropriate.
Monitor for physical and mental wellbeing.
Transport to/from any necessary vet appointments.
Transport to/from offsite adoption events.