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 Become a FAAS Foster 

Spa-Days • Long Weekend • Full-time Foster • Bottle Feed Kittens

Fostering is an excellent way to support a shelter animal for a short or long period of time. Whether you take an animal for a spa day, a long weekend, or an indefinite stay, your efforts improve the well-being of the animal and the daily operations of the shelter. Our foster parents take pride in preparing pets for their forever home, especially animals that need a little extra TLC in their recovery journey. Our goal at FAAS is to make fostering as easy as possible. FAAS provides supplies, medical services, support and expertise; fosters offer love, attention and a safe environment.

Our greatest foster needs are: 

•Large dogs (spa days are a great way to start!)

•Neonate (bottle baby) fosters from March-October

•Animals with medical or behavioral needs 

 

Image: Pharoh arrived to FAAS in poor condition in needed a soft landing that a shelter environment could not provide. A dedicated volunteer foster stepped up to the plate and offered him a space to not only heal but thrive. He gained weight, a full coat, and a whole new lease on life. 

 

To Foster a Pet Please: 

  1. Click here to watch the Foster Orientation Video
  2. Decide what type of animal you would like to foster
  3. Review the resources for that type of animal
  4. Complete Foster Registration Form
  5. A FAAS Staff member will reach out and you will be added to all our communications channels

*For dogs, after watching the Foster Orientation Video, feel free to stop by our main shelter and meet our residents - you have the option to register as a foster in person. Dogs are always available to foster.

 

Click Here for Foster Animal Resources 

 

See all pets available for foster or adoption

Image: Buster Brown going on a spa-day with his favorite foster parent a few months before his adoption!

 

 

 

 

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