Foster Program
Become a Foster Parent! Animals at our shelter need you. |
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What is Foster Care?
Some animals thrive in a home environment rather than the stressful environment of the shelter. We call on our foster families to help nurse animals back to health and/or give them the socialization that they need.
Who would I Foster?
There are different foster categories. You decide who you would like to foster. You can help with:
How Long Do I Foster?
It varies on the animal's situation Ideally we prefer underage animals to be at least 8 weeks of age and over 2.5 pounds and well socialized and healthy. At the time of the check-up, if the animal is shy of the weight requirement, we would like them to remain in foster care. Older, injured or sick animals, depending on what they are being fostered for, could be fostered anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.
What do we expect from Foster Families?
Foster Families provide temporary homes for shelter animals. We expect Foster Families to provide the animal they are care-giving with love, shelter, food and water and monitor their health.We have a veterinarian on staff and require that we are notified of any health issues.
Being a Foster Family helps the Humane Society by giving certain animals much-needed time away from the shelter's chaotic surroundings. It also helps free up precious kennel space while the animal is becoming healthy and adoptable.
Email our Foster Coordinator.
kona@hihs.org
When you become a Foster Parent for HIHS, we contact you to discuss an animal needing to be fostered. You can decide to take on the responsibility of fostering on a case-by-case basis. | 
