Become A Foster Home
As a foster parent, you would temporarily take an animal into your home and
give us a character assessment of the animal. EAPL pays for needed medical
attention and food. If the animal is not house trained, we hope that you will
do some training to help make the pet more adoptable.
There is no guarantee on how long an animal will be with you, but we do everything within our power to get the animal into a permanent home. We advertise in The Canyon Courier, High Timber Times and City and Mountain Views. We also have 9 bulletin boards around town on which we post photos of the animals that we have available for adoption along with a small write-up about the animal.
Mostly, we need cat and dog foster homes, but from time to time, we also need foster homes for rabbits, ferrets, hedgehogs, various types of birds, mice, rats and guinea pigs. We have even had pot bellied pigs!
A few more of our volunteers share their experiences:
There is no guarantee on how long an animal will be with you, but we do everything within our power to get the animal into a permanent home. We advertise in The Canyon Courier, High Timber Times and City and Mountain Views. We also have 9 bulletin boards around town on which we post photos of the animals that we have available for adoption along with a small write-up about the animal.
Mostly, we need cat and dog foster homes, but from time to time, we also need foster homes for rabbits, ferrets, hedgehogs, various types of birds, mice, rats and guinea pigs. We have even had pot bellied pigs!
A few more of our volunteers share their experiences:
My favorite thing about fostering is knowing that I helped an animal in need,
its my way of giving back to the Universe for all the gifts I've been given in
my life.
My favorite foster dog would be the four that I kept, Spike, Sam, sidney, and
Gus. They won my heart! I guess I'm a sucker for terriers!
Debra H.
We don't foster cats any more except for a permanent foster cat named Purrcilla who's 15 years old. It was always nice having litters of kittens. When they were small enough & prospective owners would come to our home, it was so much fun to bring the babies out in a basket. Then we'd watch them scurry around & enjoy sitting on the floor with the people as they chose their adorable new pet. We've always said that we're good at loving dogs, but lousy at training! When a one has some problems, whether physical or behavioral, we feel so gratified when somehow we can help the dog overcome them, and become well-prepared to be adopted into the right home.
We can say our favorite foster dogs are the ones we kept: Sara, the late Jed & the late Abbey (a permanent foster we had for 5 years). On the other hand we could also say our favorite one was Winnie, a black lab, we slowly nursed back to help after extensive knee surgery. Yet we could also say our favorite foster dog was Libby, another black lab. She became quite famous as the service dog who saved her owner's life, as he laid helpless on his bathroom floor for days. Picking just one favorite is way too difficult for us! They have all touched our hearts in unique & memorable ways.
Ann & Randy B.
Just by sharing a little love and space in our home we can make a difference between life and death for an animal that is in a bad situation through no fault of their own. Our favorite foster pets were Arrow and Max, a pair of Greyhound/Lab litter mates. They came to us from a lady who was dying of cancer and had to part with her best friends. They were well trained, considerate and loving dogs. I was sad to see them go.
Linda & Jerry H.
Debra H.
We don't foster cats any more except for a permanent foster cat named Purrcilla who's 15 years old. It was always nice having litters of kittens. When they were small enough & prospective owners would come to our home, it was so much fun to bring the babies out in a basket. Then we'd watch them scurry around & enjoy sitting on the floor with the people as they chose their adorable new pet. We've always said that we're good at loving dogs, but lousy at training! When a one has some problems, whether physical or behavioral, we feel so gratified when somehow we can help the dog overcome them, and become well-prepared to be adopted into the right home.
We can say our favorite foster dogs are the ones we kept: Sara, the late Jed & the late Abbey (a permanent foster we had for 5 years). On the other hand we could also say our favorite one was Winnie, a black lab, we slowly nursed back to help after extensive knee surgery. Yet we could also say our favorite foster dog was Libby, another black lab. She became quite famous as the service dog who saved her owner's life, as he laid helpless on his bathroom floor for days. Picking just one favorite is way too difficult for us! They have all touched our hearts in unique & memorable ways.
Ann & Randy B.
Just by sharing a little love and space in our home we can make a difference between life and death for an animal that is in a bad situation through no fault of their own. Our favorite foster pets were Arrow and Max, a pair of Greyhound/Lab litter mates. They came to us from a lady who was dying of cancer and had to part with her best friends. They were well trained, considerate and loving dogs. I was sad to see them go.
Linda & Jerry H.
Fill out this form and one of our volunteers will be in touch. Please
don't forget your name and phone number. We appreciate
your interest in volunteering with EAPL!
