Foster Care Program

The Humane Society of Logan County manages a volunteer foster care program. Volunteers care for homeless, sick and immature animals in their homes. Animals in need of foster care include:

• Puppies or kittens that are too young to be adopted.

• An abused dog or cat that needs socialization and tender loving care.

• An injured dog or cat that is recovering from surgery.

• A dog or cat that has a cold or cough.

Foster care volunteers also take in animals when the Shelter facility is full. Animals may be in foster care for a few weeks or a few months, depending on the need.

How Do Foster Care Volunteers Help?

• Foster care volunteers feed, groom, socialize, train, and medicate the animal during its stay in the foster home.

• The Humane Society of Logan County pays for all veterinary care and medicine the animal needs during its stay in foster care. Foster parents are responsible for providing exercise, time, and tender loving care.

• When the animal is healthy and ready to be adopted, various programs are available to promote them.

• The Shelter will post the animal's story and photograph.
  Foster parents have the option to meet all potential adopters. Sometimes, the foster animals may be adopted straight from the foster home. Shelter adoption guidelines are followed at all times.

Volunteer Qualifications

• Foster parents must be able to provide a safe, loving and stable environment for the foster animal.

• Experience with animal behavioral or medical issues is a plus, but is not necessary.

• Foster parents must have common sense and patience, as well as be willing to nurse any injury and/or illness — with the understanding that some issues may result in the death of an animal.

• To learn more about the Humane Society of Logan County foster care program, call us at (217) 737-4042.

Foster Home Application (pdf)

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