Re: Pet Foster Homes

Jul 22, 2010 at 12:22 #492057

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I have done foster care for 2 years for dogs and I think I can answer your questions.
1) You do not get paid in cash – you get paid in love, loyalty and puppy kisses!
2) I don’t know of a reputable rescue that doesn’t pay for vet care.
3) You do not need a college degree, just understanding and love for the animals you want to care for.
4) Most rescues have an application you can fill out online.
5) How many animals you can have depends on local regulations where you live and how many you feel you can comfortably handle. I got a hobby kennel license from my city so that I could have more than the city’s 3 personal pets as allowed by city ordinance.
As far as how hard it is to give up the animal, yet it can be very painful because you put so much of yourself into them. My response when asked how I can do it (and I have adopted some) is that if the potential adopter can give the animal AT LEAST as good a home as I can that is my reward – that and it gives me room to help another one to a new life.