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Thank you for your interest in the Foster Care Program.
We appreciate your willingness to open your heart and home to homeless
animals. Your dedication allows our organization to rescue animals that
we would otherwise have to turn away due to lack of space in our existing
foster homes or shelter.
The overall mission of the Foster Care Program is to give animals
individualized care and socialization to ensure that they will be easy
to place in new homes and will be adopted by families that can best
meet their needs. It also allows us to care appropriately for animals
needing intensive care or special, no-stress conditions.
Primarily, our foster homes provide space and care for pregnant cats
and dogs, mothers with litters, and orphaned litters requiring bottle
feeding and continuous care. The shelter is a stressful place for these
animals, and they're much better off being cared for in a home
environment.
In some cases, we have animals that need intensive care and attention,
and would prefer to place them in foster homes. These pets include those
needing socialization to prepare them for adoption and occasionally ill
or injured animals who can receive more intensive care and will recover
more quickly in a home than in the shelter environment. Unfortunately we
don't have foster home space available for this. We're hoping to expand
the number of available homes so we can meet those needs.
In all cases the shelter provides all necessary equipment and supplies
for fostering, including blankets, food, litter for cats, bottles, and
formula, as well as any necessary medications. The CHS foster home provides
love, attention and care.
Are you interested in fostering?? Call or Email us today:
Columbia Humane Society
2084 Oregon St.
St. Helens, OR 97051
phone: (503) 397-4353
fax: (503) 397-0355
email:
Located inside of the
Holsheimer-Lamar Animal Shelter
Shelter Hours
Monday-Saturday
11am to 5pm
Closed Sundays
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