Foster Program 

3,902 animals were euthanized last year in Charleston County.

4,000 animals are predicted to be put down in 2012 due to health issues.

As a forever shelter, we have very limited space because we keep all of our animals until they are adopted. We believe that the animals that enter our shelter deserve to have the best possible chance at finding a loving, permanent home. A foster parent has one of the most important jobs at the shelter.

Foster parents allow our animals to receive the proper care and attention they deserve as they wait for adoption. A foster program maximizes the number of animals rescued and it allows an organization to care for animals that would be difficult to care for in a shelter environment—orphaned or abandoned animals, animals recovering from major surgery, or dogs needing one-on-one behavior rehabilitation. Most of these will be kittens and puppies who were not old enough to be adopted but could be saved with some tender loving care and nurturing in homes for a few weeks. Once they are old enough, they can be adopted into permanent homes. For animals that may need a break from the shelter environment, foster care provides a comfortable home setting that keeps them happy and healthy.

And, of course, a foster program directly involves people in our lifesaving mission and shows the community that SAVING LIVES is a joint effort. As a foster parent you'll not only save the lives of animals in your care, but you'll give other animals coming into the shelter, who may not need the same level of attention, a space on our adoption floor to find their own loving homes. If those aren't enough reasons to become a foster parent, consider these:

Top 5 Reasons to Foster an Animal **Companionship without a lifetime commitment. **By fostering, you are helping to raise awareness and becoming part of the solution in pet overpopulation! **By socializing a homeless animal, you make them more adoptable and better companions. Shelters are very scary places for animals. Animals would much rather be in a house any day!  **Let’s not forget what pet interaction can do for you: lower stress levels, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, and make you more likely to survive a heart attack. Pet owners also tend to rehabilitate faster from physical or psychological illnesses. Pets are the best medicine!  **You’re making room for another animal to enter the shelter. One more cage or kennel means one more life saved!  Fostering is a real, hands-on way to save a life!

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