Foster an Animal
Our family of volunteers houses dogs, cats, rabbits, and other small animals until the animals find their forever homes. Our love and passion for animals is why we have chosen a foster home environment versus having a physical shelter. The benefits of this system are:
Reduced depression and anxiety for the pet
A smoother transition to a new home
Learning the pet's personality to help make a better match between pet and adopter
Working on socialization skills with other pets and people
Some basic obedience training from the foster parents
All fosters parents work to house or litter train the pets in their care
Providing TLC to ill or timid animals
We are always looking for volunteers and foster parents! Consider fostering an animal for us until we can find a forever home for them. We provide all the medical care. You provide the loving home. We can work with you to find an animal that will fit in your home.
Click here for the dog foster application.
Click here for the cat foster application.
Click here for the small animal foster application.
Volunteer With Us
We don't require all of our volunteers to foster animals - there are lots of different types of help we need!
We currently need help with:
transporting dogs from and to our boarding facility and vet
transporting dogs from and to our boarding facility and adoption events on Saturdays
walking dogs in our boarding facility
staffing adoption events on Saturdays
setting up adoption events on Friday evenings
staffing for fundraising events
bakers to bake for bake sales
crafters to create items to sell at events
If you are interested in helping, please email info@heartlandsmallanimalrescue.org or call Vicki at 574-400-5633.
