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What is fostering?
When you foster, you agree to take a homeless pet into your home and give them safe shelter, love, care, socialization and basic training until the pet is adopted.
What are the benefits of fostering?
Why foster with Animal Rescue Friends?
If you’d like to find out more about fostering with ARF, please fill out an online foster application HERE and we will contact you and answer any questions you have.
When you foster, you agree to take a homeless pet into your home and give them safe shelter, love, care, socialization and basic training until the pet is adopted.
- We utilize fosters to provide rescue animals with a comforting home environment.
- ARF pays for all medical care that the foster animal may need.
- ARF will provide everything you need to care for your foster pet (crate, food, toys etc.).
- Fosters enable us to learn more about the pet, helping us place them in the right home.
- Many foster parents work full-time and have other pets.
- Fosters transport the pet to/from adoption events on the weekends. (No need to stay)
- Fosters transport the pet to/from vet appointments as needed.
- You can choose the type of pet you’d like to foster – i.e. puppy, cat, small dog, senior etc.
- Fosters allow rescues to save more lives.
- You can foster for as long as you like.
What are the benefits of fostering?
- You get to enjoy the companionship of a pet without a lifetime commitment.
- Fostering is a great way to ‘try out’ being a pet owner to see if it works for you.
- Fostering-to-adopt is a great way to find the perfect companion for an existing pet.
- Fostering can help teach children about compassion, responsibility & community service.
- It can save 2 lives; the foster and the pet that will get that place at the shelter.
- It is probably one of the most rewarding experiences you will ever have.
- It’s something a family can do together while creating memories that will last a lifetime.
- You may fall in love. Families often adopt their foster animal.
- You will literally save a life.
- It’s fun!
Why foster with Animal Rescue Friends?
- ARF is an all-volunteer, 501(3)c tax-exempt non-profit organization.
- ARF does not have a facility and we never board our animals.
- ARF will provide all the supplies you need, including food, crate, treats and toys.
- All ARF animals are evaluated prior to being placed in a foster home.
- ARF does not pull dogs that have a bite history.
- ARF does not pull dogs that have a history of aggression towards dogs or humans.
- An ARF representative will bring the foster pet to your home.
- You won’t be alone! ARF has a strong foster support network. We all help each other.
- Getting the animal adopted is not your responsibility. We will take care of that.
- You’ll be joining a wonderful group of people. ARF has amazing fosters!
If you’d like to find out more about fostering with ARF, please fill out an online foster application HERE and we will contact you and answer any questions you have.
