Who can become a foster care volunteer (requirements and responsibilities)?
If you are patient, kind, concerned for the welfare of animals and at least 21 years of age, you can be a foster care volunteer. You must be allowed to have animals in your home and you will need to be able to transport the foster animal(s) to and from the shelter for periodic health exams including vaccinations and spaying or neutering. Children can also help provide the love and care for the foster animal, but adults are responsible for all aspects of the foster care. If you are physically able to regularly care for and monitor the health of a foster animal, including providing a warm safe shelter, food and water, socialization, love and sometimes medications, then you can be a foster care volunteer. You will also need to keep the foster animal’s environment clean and disinfected. You will need to frequently monitor the animal(s) in your care. A reasonable amount of time to be away from adult animals or weaned kittens is no more than eight (8) hours. Young puppies need to be let outs
