Lending Paws A Hand operates as a foster based rescue. This means we cannot pull animals from high-kill shelters or save pets from abandonment or neglect cases unless we have fosters to provide a safe environment for them to stay. By fostering for us, you are giving a pet in need a safe place to call home, while they transition to their forever home. You can also be the first to choose if you would like to adopt your foster pet! We rely on fosters to ensure our rescued animals have a chance at a happy future. You can make a difference by fostering part-time or full-time!

Part-time/temporary fosters are always needed when our full-time fosters go out of town for vacation or to hold a pet overnight prior to transportation to another foster or event. Part-time fosters usually commit to about a week or less and greatly help reduce rescue costs associated with keeping a dog or cat in boarding. We also have full-time fosters that provide a home for a pet until their forever home is found. Full-time fosters work on training the animal, taking the animal to vet appointments, participating in adoption events, and promoting their foster pet on social media. We also have full-time fosters in our rescue that are considered hospice case fosters. These fosters take care of senior pets in need of a home to live out the rest of their lives in comfort. Hospice fosters do not attend events or promote their foster for adoption. Rather, they provide a happy life for the foster animal in their senior years.

Are you ready to foster for us? Fill out an application to get started.