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LIFESTYLE Today's Child

FOSTERING A PET

Make a difference, give a pet a foster home. Here are seven

great reasons for fostering a pet

You may save an animal’s life – In Fostering helps animals that are fall in love with “your” foster pet and it’s
1some shelters animals are euthanized 4 highly stressed in a shelter, particular- clear that you want to and can share your
after a defined stay in the shelter. So, if ly older dogs and cats and animals which life with your heartbreaker, then adoption
every animal that finds a foster home it have experienced cruelty. Although shel- may be an option and a happy end for
may help to reduce a shelter’s euthanasia ter staff do their best for each animal, everyone.
rate. they do not have enough time to give the
individual care some animals may need. Article from the FOUR PAWS website i.e.
You will help to increase your foster www.four-paws.org.za . FOUR PAWS is a
2 pet’s chance of being adopted. Your You are financially covered – Shelters global animal welfare organisation for
care will help prepare your foster pet 5 and rescue groups typically pay for animals under direct human influence,
for adoption, helping them to learn to veterinary care; sometimes for food and which reveals suffering, rescues animals
live in a home environment, socialising bedding too. in need and protects them. Our vision is
them with other people and animals Goodbye means a happy end – Most- a world where humans treat animals with
and helping them to adapt to new 6 ly, “goodbye” is referred to the passing respect, empathy and understanding.
experiences.
of a pet but in this case, your tears are
It would be wonderful to do the fostering
Fostering is temporary – Fostering is tears of joy when your foster pet finds program and help a pet to have a happy
their forever home.
life. If you decide to go this route – please
3 a great solution for people who love
THE BENEFIT S OF pets and want to help an animal in need You may find your ideal pet – Fostering contact FOUR PAWS and enjoy having a
pet that you can care for and maybe even
but cannot commit to the lifetime care of
a pet. 7 can lead to foster failure – If you really adopt.
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