May 5, 2008
Open your Heart and your Home to an Animal in Need!
Since HSLC does not have a shelter facility, we rely on volunteer foster parents to care for our rescued cats and dogs. Foster parents have the unique opportunity to personally help our rescued animals heal both emotionally and physically from whatever trauma they have been through. When the shelter is constructed, we will still offer a pet foster care program to companion animals that are currently not adoptable or adoptable but need time away from the shelter. This can be a fulfilling way to enjoy and save animals lives, and help the Humane Society.
Foster Care families are needed to help care for these animals for a specific amount of time and must be willing to open their homes for inside daily care, feeding, exercise and any needed medications. The animals remain the property of the Humane Society of Logan County and the Society will make every effort to adopt these special foster animals.
Choosing to be a foster parent is a serious undertaking. It will change your routine and your own companion animals will need to be okay with it. Many people faced with homeless animals tell themselves, “It’s not my problem”, “It’s not my fault”, “It’s so sad, but there’s nothing I can do”. Well, fortunately, there is something you can do without making a lifetime commitment. People who choose to foster do so because they know that if they don’t step up to the plate, the fate of these animals is either sub-par living conditions or death. They feel good knowing they are making a difference, every minute and every day, in the life of an innocent soul. While it’s true that fosters do get very attached to their animals, they also find a special joy in sending a pet to a wonderful new family.
If you would like to foster a dog, cat, kitten, or puppy for HSLC email us at adopt@hslclincoln.org or call us at (217) 737-4042. We provide guidance, food, and animal supplies as well as pay all medical costs! There are few acts more heart-warming than helping to save the life of a loving innocent creature in need.