June is National Foster a Pet Month. There are a ton of pets that need a home with love and care. Fostering is a great way to help. It allows people to temporarily rehome pets and introduce them into at-home life for their future forever homes. If you’re thinking of fostering a pet, let us tell you how fostering helps animals in need of homes. Through fostering, you’ll create a positive impact in the community and give a new lease on life to a deserving animal.
Creates Spaces in the Shelters for Other Animals
The space that fostering programs create in shelters is a great benefit to the shelters in the community. With animals being fostered at volunteer homes, shelters and rescues can take in other pets in need of care. All the while knowing their other animals are in good hands. Fostering also prevents shelters from becoming over-populated, resulting in fewer animals being euthanized for more space.
It keeps them Healthy and Active
Pets in foster homes tend to be free-roaming and out of their crates. This is a significant improvement from staying in a shelter or rescue where separation in cages is necessary. The free-range that pets have in a foster home allows them to feel more comfortable in an open environment with fewer restrictions. The openness in space can positively impact their health and activity, encouraging them to want to explore and play. Keeping our pets healthy and active ensures they have healthy development and feel good in their own skin.
Sets them Up for Success with Routines
In a foster home, pets are exposed to the routines of their foster parents. These schedules help them grow accustomed to any future patterns they may be exposed to when they become adopted. Having a structure every day will provide them with comfort and experiences that they can become accustomed to. This can help pets feel relaxed. It can also help form trusting bonds in people in their future homes.
Allows the Adopter to See Their Personality
Just as people do, an animal will take some time to open up and feel comfortable being themselves. Especially in a new environment. This process can take time, and an excellent foster home will work with an animal until it feels like itself again. Once the pet has been rehabilitated, trained, and accustomed to living at home, you will see a notable change. A pet’s true colors and personalities are sure to shine through!
Once you see the pet’s personality, you know that the foster program has been successful. The pet can then be introduced in their true form to any potential adopters. This makes the adoption process more successful as the pet can be matched up accurately to a particular owner and lifestyle according to their personality and activity levels. This is the ultimate happy ending for foster programs.
Improves their Chances of Adoption
Overall, foster programs can be said to improve the chances of adoption for pets. Not only will pets be accustomed to at-home living, but they will also benefit from more one-on-one training and rehabilitation. This ensures more accurate progress that the foster parent can keep track of and record, determining when the animal is ready to take the next step and find their forever home. The socialisation and interactions of a foster parent will prepare them for all the interactions and love they will receive in their future homes.
Fostering a pet has so many benefits and only requires a temporary commitment from the foster parent. This is a great alternative for animal lovers who cannot fully commit to caring for a pet for the long term. Not only is it a way to help rescues and shelters, but it also helps the innocent animals who deserve love and care. For National Foster a Pet Month, consider being a hero in an animal’s life and foster a fur baby.
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