Fostering

With the increase in unwanted/abandoned animals, shelters and kennels are usually filled to capacity and then some!

A foster home is a place where a rescue is welcomed and cared for until a forever home is found.

If you think you have room in your home and your heart to foster and help make a difference in the life of a rescued animal please email us.

Fill out the online application below
or click to download the Foster Application Form to print and fill out

Date:  ...
Name:
Name of Employer:
Name of Spouse:
Complete Mailing Address:
E-Mail Address:
Home Phone (including area code):
Work Phone:
Please provide a personal reference that we may contact:
(Name, Relationship, Phone)
Please provide a veterinary reference we may contact:
(Please phone vet and give permission for them to speak to
us in regards to your pet's health records)
Preferred age of dog you would like to foster:
Preferred Gender:
Other Preferences:
Tell Us About Your Household and Why You Want to Foster a Dog
1. Why do you want to foster?
2. What do you think are the most important responsibilities in fostering?
3. Do you understand and accept that changing an animal's
environment may cause the animal to have accidents, especially
in the first few days of fostering?
4. Are you aware that the dog you are fostering may,
at some point destroy or break something of yours?
5. How many people currently reside in your household?
6. Do you have children? If so, what are their ages
and tell us a little about them.
7. Do they have experience handling animals?
8. How would you describe the activity level in your house?
9. Who will be responsible for feeding and taking the dog outside?
10. How long will the dog be left alone during the day?
11. Where and how will the dog be kept while home alone?
12. Where will the dog sleep?
13. Do you currently have pets? If so,
what type, names, ages and gender?
14. Are they neutered/spayed?
15. Are they up to date on vaccinations and heartworm tests?
16. Have you had previous pets? If so, what happened
to them? Were they spayed/neutered and up to date
on vaccinations?
17. Do you own or rent your residence?
18. Do you live in a - Single Family Home, Duplex, Townhouse, Mobile Home, Condominium or Apartment?
19. If you rent, what is the name of your landlord and phone number?
20. Do you have a fenced yard?
21. Describe the fencing (height, materials, any holes or gaps)?
22. How will you be letting your dog out if there is no fence?
23. Please list any concerns or final questions here:
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Please note: Lab Rescue will provide all supplies necessary ( food, dishes, leash, etc.) and pay for all vet costs.
Lab Rescue is not responsible for damages that a dog may cause to your home.
 
 
Criteria for Adoption:
Current pets must be spayed/neutered unless of age or medical reasons prohibit.