Foster Parenting

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March Foster Spotlight 

Maura

 

At the PSPCA we have so many people involved with many departments here. Maura is just one of them who started volunteering 3 years ago which led her into the foster world. Maura started with couch potato fostering which gave dogs a much needed break from the shelter life. Her first foster was Sessy. Sessy was super stressed living around so many dogs. When she went into couch potato, we learned so much about this silly girl. With a little bit of Maura’s love, Sessy really opened up. She quickly found her furever home after that. 

Next Maura fell in love and adopted her dog Tucker from the PSPCA. After a few weeks of settling in, Maura took home Rizzo, a German shorthaired pointer who was just released from our protective custody department. She showed Rizzo love and care that she had never experienced before. She brought Rizzo to many events and media spotlights for the PSPCA. When Rizzo found her forever home, Maura worked with the adopters for a seamless transition into their home. 

 

Hank was the next lucky dog who Maura took in. Hank came in severely emaciated and spent time in our shelter hospital before heading to her foster home where he learned the love of a mom and doggy brother before his adoption went through. He is just another foster success story for Maura. 

 

 

 

 

Most recently and notably, Maura took in another German shorthaired pointer from the same case as Rizzo. His name is Gonzo and he had severe medical needs including an open wound on his belly. Our shelter hospital team tried numerous times to close this wound but healing in a shelter is extremely difficult for this kind of surgery. Maura took him in to foster, and the next surgery was a success. Maura attended many vet visits and post op care as Gonzo’s number 1 advocate. Gonzo healed physically and emotionally. His personality shined as he physically felt better, you could see the years of neglect fading away emotionally. She helped find Gonzo his forever home with family friends of hers. Gonzo now lives with another dog and children and enjoys running around their big back yard. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maura is a regular face around the shelter working with countless dogs a week. Week in and week out Maura helps in any way she can including handling dogs, helping with adoptions and intakes, or attending events. Just recently, her shelter buddy Max has been adopted.  We cannot thank Maura enough for the many lives she has touched and are so excited to see who the next lucky dog she fosters is. 

 

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Thank you so much for your interest in fostering with the PSPCA! Please read on to learn a little more about our foster program. A foster parent is someone who provides temporary housing and care for an animal sheltered with the Pennsylvania SPCA. Our Foster Care program is designed to provide a caring home where animals can receive more individualized attention. Animals who are in need of foster care may be recovering from illness, on hold due to a court case, requiring socialization, or aren’t old enough to be placed in a forever home, such as puppies and kittens.

Benefits of being a foster parent are: 

∘ Experience the joy of caring for a pet without having to make a lifetime commitment.

∘ Save the life not only of the animal being fostered, but free up space at the shelter for another animal in need.

∘ Have the rewarding experience of helping an animal on their journey to finding a forever home.

∘ Learn more about animals by fostering different types of animals, with different behavioral and medical needs.

∘ Have the support of foster, behavior, and medical staff for the duration of your foster animal’s stay. 

The PSPCA can provide supplies including food(dry and wet), crates, toys, litter, litter boxes, and other basic supplies you may need!

If you are interested in fostering an animal from one of our locations, please fill out the Foster Parent Application at the link below (please note it takes around 48 hours for applications to be processed. We appreciate your patience). You must be at least 18 years of age to become an approved foster parent. If you have questions about getting involved, contact the foster team at Foster@pspca.org.

Philadelphia-area Foster Parent Application

Lancaster-area Foster Parent Application

Danville - area Foster Parent Application

Main Line Animal Rescue - Foster Parent Application

Can't foster, but want to help? Visit our wishlist here.

 

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