FASAF Foster Program

Foster Parent Application

Do you love animals? Are you a nurturing person with time you can spare to help a shelter animal? If so, you may want to consider becoming a FASAF foster parent.

Our foster program helps county shelter animals who have been in the shelter adoption program for a long time. The Frontier Animal Society will place a shelter pet into a foster home to give him or her a different context from which to be adopted. We also foster some of the sick and injured dogs and cats who may be languishing in the shelters simply because they are perceived as not well enough to get adopted. Often all they may need is time to recover from a limp, minor surgery, or a mild case of the sniffles. Kittens and puppies (along with their mothers) do much better in homes, away from the stresses and threat of infection at the shelter.

Each foster parent chooses the animal they wish to help, whether it is one or more at a time. It is always up to them. Foster parents provide food and basic care (including lots of TLC!) for their foster pets. The FASAF Medical Fund will pay for necessary veterinary care; and once a cat or dog that is ill or injured is no longer in need of treatment, they are ready to be adopted into their permanent home.

The Frontier Animal Society holds adoption events often so that the public can see and adopt our foster animals; or these pets may be adopted directly from the foster home. Foster parents are asked to transport their foster pets to adoption events and be available for providing information regarding their traits and personalities. Photos and fliers can also be placed in veterinary offices, local pet food stores, and other places of business.

Before you decide to be a FASAF foster parent, consider whether you have the time. Foster animals are "special" and cannot be left alone for long periods of time like your regular pets. Also consider whether you have the support of the whole family, and whether you will be able to "let go" when the perfect adopter comes along!

Foster Parent Application